Thomas Nashe
Author of Henry VI, Part 1
About the Author
Thomas Nashe arrived in London from Cambridge in 1588, the year of the Armada. Known as a member of the group of "University Wits," he went on to turn his lively and prolific energy to a number of literary endeavors. He began his career with an attack on recent efforts and soon joined in the show more controversial Marprelate polemic, writing against the Puritans. Other satires followed, but Nashe's most engaging work is the picaresque relation of the adventures of Jack Wilton in The Unfortunate Traveller (1594). The hero's journey through Reformation Europe provides Nashe with many an opportunity for his dark and irreverent sarcasm; themes of violence, disease, and erotic corruption combine to deliver what is perhaps the period's finest parody of both literary and religious institutions. Nashe also wrote for the stage and was among the people sent to the Fleet prison for his role in the Isle of Dogs controversy. Nashe died in poverty at the age of 33. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Thomas Nashe
The life of Marlowe and The tragedy of Dido, queen of Carthage — Author — 5 copies
Thomas Nashe: Selected Writings 4 copies
The Unfortunate Traveller or The Life of Jack Wilton (Annotated and Translated) (Gray Area Press Historical Reprint… (2023) 2 copies
The Unfortunate Traveler 1 copy
Associated Works
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Contributor — 1,048 copies
English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems from Skelton to Jonson (1963) — Contributor — 157 copies
Illustrations of Old English Literature. 3 Volumes — Contributor — 1 copy
Henry VI, Part One : a concordance to the text of the first folio (1970) — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1567
- Date of death
- 1599–1601
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
- Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
West Harling, Norfolk, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
London, England, UK
Croydon, England, UK
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK - Occupations
- pamphleteer
playwright
poet
novelist - Relationships
- Marlowe, Christopher (collaborator)
Shakespeare, William (collaborator)
Jonson, Ben (collaborator)
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