The Age of Thomas Nashe

'For those of us who hope that one day the 1590s may be known as Nashean, this is the book we have been waiting for. Collectively these eleven essays re-describe Thomas Nashe’s relation to his historical moment, inviting readers to consider him within circuits of authorship, print culture, and urban living at the end of sixteenth century. The collection considers the breadth of Nashe’s idiosyncratic and challenging writings, significantly altering the trajectory of his work away from the orbit of The Unfortunate Traveler. This book offers fresh critical insights alongside practical advice on how to enthuse an undergraduate classroom with Nashe’s virtuosic, flighty, maddening, sometimes downright naughty prose.' Julian Yates, University of Delaware, USA 'Thomas Nashe's importance to our understanding of early modern English culture and early modern literary production can't really be denied, and yet scholarship on the broad body of his work is not as robust as it should be. This volume represents a strong, thoughtful, enlightening collection of essays that address the breadth of Nashe's texts beyond The Unfortunate Traveler. It should find a receptive audience of scholars and advanced graduate students.' Constance Relihan, Auburn University, USA ’These essays are a celebration of the richness, complexity, and continuing novelty of Nashe’s works.’ SHARP News '... the authors offer many new insights and approaches to the variety of texts that Nashe published in the very productive final decade of the sixteenth century. ... excellent essays fill out the volume.' Renaissance Quarterly