Celebrating deteriorationLiterature is a tool. It is used to convey a wide range of feelings and emotions. Literature and writing are perhaps some of the oldest methods of communication used. There are four major literary periods, the values ​​of each of them and their authors will be discussed. The first period is that of authors who rejoiced in the fundamental joys of life. The following period saw authors realize that life is short and that one should make the most of it. The third period challenged authors to take new paths and create literature that had never existed before. During the fourth and final period of the discussion, men began to realize the destructive power of love and its abilities to produce great evil or great good. Each of these periods has something different to offer the reader. If a reader can turn around and look introspectively, they can draw new meaning from the work with each reading. The first period of literature reviewed is one in which authors encouraged that living and loving the land are simple pleasures that everyone can enjoy. all. This idea is illustrated by Christopher Marlowe in his poem "The Passionate Shepherd for His Love" when he says "Come live with me and be my love, and we will prove by all pleasures that the valleys, the groves, the hills and the fields, woods, or rugged mountain yields (Marlowe 1-4) This era of literature saw poets and writers become acutely aware of the natural beauty that surrounded them. women and he was often found drinking. Even the least cultured writers became able to put on paper the beauty of the world Another poet and explorer of the time, named Sir Walter Raleigh, wrote a response. to Marlowe entitled "The Nymph's Response to the Shepherd". The Princess: Tears, Idle Tears: The Poetry Foundation." Poetry Foundation. Np, and Web. April 20, 2014. Marlowe, Christopher. "5. Shepherd passionate about his love. C. Marlowe. The Golden Treasure." Bartleby.com: Great Books Online – Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and Hundreds More. Np, and Web. April 19, 2014. Marvell, Andrew. “To his shy mistress: the Poetry Foundation.” Poetry Foundation. Np, and Web. April 20, 2014.Raleigh, Sir Walter. “The Nymph's Response to the Shepherd by Sir Walter Ralegh: The Poetry Foundation.” Poetry Foundation. Np, and Web. April 19, 2014.Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “On a lark: the Poetry Foundation. » Poetry Foundation. Np, and Web. April 20, 2014. Wordsworth, William. “London, 1802: The Poetry Foundation.” Poetry Foundation. Np, and Web. April 20. 2014.