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Jacobean
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Jac·o·be·an  (jk-bn)
adj.
Of or having to do with the reign of James I of England or his times.
n.
A prominent figure during this period.

[From New Latin Iacobaeus, from Late Latin Iacbus, Iacobus, James, Jacob; see Jacob.]

Jacobean [ˌdʒækəˈbɪən]
adj
1. (Historical Terms) History characteristic of or relating to James I (1566-1625) of England or to the period of his rule (1603-25)
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) of or relating to the style of furniture current at this time, characterized by the use of dark brown carved oak
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) denoting, relating to, or having the style of architecture used in England during this period, characterized by a combination of late Gothic and Palladian motifs
n
(Historical Terms) any writer or other person who lived in the reign of James I
[from New Latin jacōbaeus, from Jacōbus James]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.JacobeanJacobean - any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
Englishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
Adj.1.Jacobean - of or relating to James I or his reign or times; "Jacobean writers"
Translations
Jacobean [ˌdʒækəˈbiːən] ADJde la época de Jacobo I(de Inglaterra)
Jacobean [ˌdʒækəˈbiːən] adjjacobéen(ne)
Jacobean
adjaus der Zeit Jakobs I.
Jacobean [ˌdʒækəˈbiːən] adj (Brit) → dell'epoca di Giacomo I
Jacobean [ˌdʒækəˈbiːən] adj (Brit) → dell'epoca di Giacomo I


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By making explicit what is submerged in published texts, this poem offers a useful counter-example to Orgel's claim that Jacobeans found it impossible "to acknowledge sodomy as an English vice" (46-48).
Wills argues that England's obsession with necromancy made the second half of Macbeth (Hecate's jazzy witch songs) as interesting to the Jacobeans as the first half is to us.
His dances and variations, which anticipate the sweeping masterpieces of the later Elizabethans and early Jacobeans, remain popular today among devotees of Renaissance music; indeed, Ward lists nine recordings of Johnson's irresistible "Flat Pavan.
 
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