Viewing Event Record: Tarlton is the author of 'The Seven Deadly Sins': Nashe

Abstract

Thomas Nashe in his pamphlet 'Strange News' does not dispute Gabriel Harvey's claim that he imitated 'Tarltons play of the seauen deadly sinnes in my plot of Pierce Penilesse', but notes that Harvey has stolen phrases from many other authors.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1592 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

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From: before 1592 (Source of claim: original)

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People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Nashe, Thomas author
Harvey, Gabriel disputant

Event Type

  • cultural context
  • dispute
  • player context
  • playwright context