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Shakespeare’s famous “upstart crow” insult may have come from collaborator Thomas Nashe, new research reveals

A team of literary scholars has reignited controversy surrounding one of English literature’s most renowned insults—”upstart crow”—long believed to be a jealous jibe at William Shakespeare by fellow playwright Robert Greene...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

@[email protected] Just the reverse, it was Greene (or now maybe Nashe) who called Shakespeare "upstart crow."