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''Don't confuse "Jacobean" with'' [[Jacobin]], ''a cognate word for a faction in the French Revolution, or with ''[[Jacobian]], '' a mathematical term. |
The term '''Jacobean''' refers to a period in [[England|English]] [[history]] that coincides with the reign of [[James_I_of_England|James I]] ([[1603]] – [[1625]]). Don't confuse "Jacobean" with'' [[Jacobin]], ''a cognate word for a faction in the French Revolution, or with ''[[Jacobian]], '' a mathematical term. |
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'''Jacobean''' refers to a period in [[England|English]] [[history]] that pertains to the reign of [[James_I_of_England|James I]] (1603 – 25). The Jacobean era succeeds the [[Elizabethan]] age and specifically denotes a style of [[architecture]], [[visual arts]] and [[literature]] that is predominant of that period. |
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See [[Jacobean era]]. |
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In literature, some of [[Shakespeare]]'s most powerful plays are written in that period, as well as those by [[John Webster]] and [[Ben Jonson]]. Ben Jonson also contributed to some of the era's best poetry, together with [[John Donne]] and the [[Cavalier poets]]. In [[prose]], the most representative works are found in those of [[Francis Bacon]] and the [[King James Bible]]. |
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Revision as of 13:34, 8 February 2005
The term Jacobean refers to a period in English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). Don't confuse "Jacobean" with Jacobin, a cognate word for a faction in the French Revolution, or with Jacobian, a mathematical term.
See Jacobean era.