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129 words, approx. 1 pages
 The Unfortunate Traveller by Thomas Nashe (1594) is a picaresque novel set during the reign of Henry VIII of England. The narrator, Jack Wilton, describes his adventures as a page during the wars against the French, and his subsequent travels in Italy... 
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 Critical Essay by Philip Schwyzer
16,655 words, approx. 56 pages
 In this essay, Schwyzer surveys the circumstances surrounding the composition and the publication history of The Unfortunate Traveller and Christs Tears over Jerusalem to explain how the two works could be the product of the same time in Nashe's career. The critic characterizes Nashe as an innovator whose deep belief in orthodoxy and the status quo gave him the freedom to experiment without fear of upsetting the order he believed was firmly entrenched.
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Critical Essay by J. J. Jusserand
9,251 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following excerpt from his study of the development of the English novel, Jusserand offers an introduction to Nashe's life and his major prose work, The Unfortunate Traveller, arguing that it is an early example of the picaresque in English.
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Critical Essay by Steven R. Mentz
9,037 words, approx. 30 pages
In this essay, Mentz discusses Nashe's use of generic models in The Unfortunate Traveller, particularly his adaptation of the romance. The critic suggests that Nashe pressed on the tensions within the romance genre, not so much for satirical effect but as a means of expanding the genre and exploring its potential.
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