Introduction to Christohper Marlowe and the Anthology

 I believe that Christopher Marlowe my Great, times 8 grandfather, deserves to have the number one spot in the new anthology. His artistic talent deserves complete recognition. He published over 7 plays in his times along with two successful poems and two translated books. The Passionate Shepherd to his Love is a poem all about love, desire, devotion, and needs all things that effect people today. This poem successfully reaches the top of the list because; it is a poem that is considered perhaps one of the first examples of pastoral British poetry, it has been read throughout all of history, and deserves even more recognition. This poem along with Christopher Marlowe have been idols for young poets throughout history, the poem itself even encouraged another poet Walter Raleigh wrote the poem The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd.