Passionate Shepherd To His Love

Passionate Shepherd to His Love

by Christopher Marlowe

“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is a short lyrical poem by Christopher Marlowe, written in the late 16th century. It presents a shepherd's ardent and idealized plea to his beloved, painting a picture of idyllic rural life filled with natural beauty and luxurious pleasures. He promises her a life of simple joys and abundant gifts, all to win her heart. The poem exemplifies the conventions of pastoral poetry, a popular genre at the time, which idealized rural life and used it as a backdrop for themes of love and longing.

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Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Modern scholars count Marlowe among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights...

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