Thomas Nashe: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Thomas Nash
Born 1567 • Lowestoft • England
Died c.1601 • England
Notable Works “Christs Teares over Jerusalem” • “Pierce Penilesse His Supplication to the Divell” • “Strange newes” • “Summers Last Will and Testament” • “The Anatomie of Absurditie” • “The Terrors of the Night” • “The Unfortunate Traveller; or, The Life of Jacke Wilton”
Movement / Style University Wits

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