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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent biography of a neglected Elizabethan author.,
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This review is from: A CUP OF NEWS: The Life of Thomas Nashe (Hardcover)
This book uses both sound research and imaginative intelligence to reconstruct the life of the writer Thomas Nashe, active in London throughout the 1590s. Nashe was a friend of Marlowe and probably knew Shakespeare, he made an important contribution to the development of English prose and the novel, and at a time when government controls on publishing were strict he attempted to comment on abuses of power and political affairs in general. Too often, because of his notorious feud in print with Dr. Gabriel Harvey, he is dismissed as an amusing but lightweight pamphleteer. Reading 'A Cup of News' will correct any such impression. It shows Nashe as an eager participant in the growing intellectual and literary life of the nation at a time when English culture was at its most interesting and creative. No-one who has read Nashe or takes any interest in the late Elizabethan period can fail to enjoy this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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An Excellent Read,
This review is from: A CUP OF NEWS: The Life of Thomas Nashe (Hardcover)
Well-researched, very readable account of the life and works of one of the greatest wits of the Elizabethan Age. Some might wish to travel back in time to meet Shakespeare, others Marlowe or Ben Jonson. But I'd rather spend an evening over a pot of sack with Tom Nashe. After reading this book, you may feel the same way.
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A CUP OF NEWS: The Life of Thomas Nashe by Charles Nicholl (Hardcover - 1984)
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