SOURCE: Crewe, Jonathan V. “The Loss of Decorum.” In Unredeemed Rhetoric: Thomas Nashe and the Scandal of Authorship, pp. 21-44. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982.
In the essay below, Crewe contrasts Nashe's theatrical rhetoric with Puritan rhetorical standards, arguing that the language of excess in Nashe is an effective rhetorical strategy and not merely a lack of self-control. The critic primarily focuses on Nashe's earlier works, noting that in later works the author attempted to redeem his rhetoric from the dangers of theatrical duplicity or manipulation.
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