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''Don't confuse "Jacobean" with'' [[Jacobin]], ''a cognate word for a faction in the French Revolution |
''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. |
'''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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Revision as of 17:02, 30 January 2005
Don't confuse "Jacobean" with Jacobin, a cognate word for a faction in the French Revolution, or with Jacobian, a mathematical term.
Jacobean refers to a period in English history that pertains to the reign of 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.
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.