This early work by Thomas Nashe was originally published in the 19th
century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory
biography. 'The Works of Thomas Nashe - Edited from the Original Texts
by Ronald B. Mckerrow Vol. III.' is a collection of Nashe's works that
include 'Nashe's Lenten Stuffe', 'Summer's Last Will and Testament', and
'Have with You to Saffron-Walden'. Thomas Nashe was born in November
1567. He was an English Elizabethan Pamphleteer, playwright, poet and
satirist, but little is known with certainty about his life. Much of the
information we have has been inferred from his writings. Nashe's first
appearance in print was his preface to Robert Greene's Menaphon (1589),
in which he offers a brief definition of art and an overview of
contemporary literature. His early exercise in euphuism The Anatomy of
Absurdity was published in the same year. From then on Nashe became
involved in numerous political and religious causes, including the
Martin Marprelate controversy where he sided with the bishops. Nashe
offers an important insight into the workings of 16th century English
life and his writings will continue to be studied for both their
literary content and historical relevance.