The Terrors of the Night
by Thomas Nashe
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'...dreaming of bears, or fire, or water...'The greatest of Elizabethan pamphleteers, Nashe had a magical ability with words, never more so than in The Terrors of the Night, where he mulls over ghosts, demons, nightmares and the supernatural.Introducing Little Black Classics- 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over show more Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. show lessTags
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This is the first of these little black classics I have not finished. It was just so medieval in its content and religious themes. I know it was written by an Elizabethan writer but unlike most of these old writers I can't help feel he just doesn't stack up to scrutiny by anyone with more than Christianity on their mind. Might be of interest to anyone studying the thinking of people of the time but I'll take shakespear over this any day of the week
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I realize that in a collection of 80 (or 127) works, not everything can stand out. Well, this one did, but unfortunately not in a good way. The blurb, as other reviewers have pointed out, was looking quite good, but doesn't fit the book at all.
I guess if you're into long Elizabethan ramblings about the devil and such things, this might be for you. Otherwise, I'm sure there are better books for you in this collection...
~Little Black Classics #30~
Read all my reviews on http://urlphantomhive.booklikes.com
I realize that in a collection of 80 (or 127) works, not everything can stand out. Well, this one did, but unfortunately not in a good way. The blurb, as other reviewers have pointed out, was looking quite good, but doesn't fit the book at all.
I guess if you're into long Elizabethan ramblings about the devil and such things, this might be for you. Otherwise, I'm sure there are better books for you in this collection...
~Little Black Classics #30~
A XVI c. writing about 'The terrors of the night'. Despite its interesting title it's nothing more than a hard-to-read, boring, bit of incoherent religious text about the role of evil in life.
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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 controversial Marprelate polemic, writing against the show more 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
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- Canonical title
- The Terrors of the Night
- Alternate titles
- The Terrors of the Night, or A Discourse of Apparitions; A Discourse of Apparitions
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- English
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