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Thomas Nashe
| English playwright and prose writer. Country: Great Britain |
Content:
- Biography of Thomas Nash
- Work and Style
- Creative Biography
Biography of Thomas Nash
Thomas Nash was an English playwright and prose writer.
He was born in November 1567 in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Nash attended St. John's College, Cambridge University, but did not complete his studies.
Thomas nashe biography summary
In the summer of 1588, he moved to London and immediately immersed himself in the literary life of the capital, joining a group of "university wits" which included Christopher Marlowe, Robert Greene, and John Lyly.
Work and Style
Nash's works are primarily satirical in nature.
His best-known play, "Pierce Penilesse, His Supplication to the Divell" (1592), begins with attacks on the greed of the wealthy before transitioning to a more general portrayal of contemporary vices. "The Anatomie of Absurditie" (1589) focuses on the foolishness of women.
In the deeper play "Christes Tears Over Jerusalem" (1593),