“A clear, accessible summary of all the surviving works and places them in relation to the various worlds that Nashe inhabited. Such overviews require considerable knowledge and judgement, which Hadfield possesses as one of the general editors of the forthcoming Oxford Complete Works edition.”

Times Literary Supplement

"Studies of Nashe tend to be the preserve of specialists, and Hadfield’s book stands out by offering a general introduction to this challenging writer. . . . Highly recommended."

Choice

"Thomas Nashe was a bright, fierce light in Elizabethan literature, whose work was banned by the church authorities. From secretly circulated pornography to the herrings of East Anglia, and from Puritan propaganda to the first English novel, Nashe is always productive and provocative. Andrew Hadfield’s lucid new life opens up these funny, savage, deeply topical works for a new readership, emphasizing their range, verve, and specificity. Hadfield’s skill is in contextualizing without overshadowing the literary brio of the writing, and in recovering the Nashe whom all his contemporaries—including Shakespeare—wanted to emulate."

Emma Smith, Hertford College, Oxford (UK)