Jacobean
Jacobean For the French Revolution faction, see Jacobin ... England and VII of Scotland, see Jacobitism. Jacobean refers to various aspects of the period of English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603–1625): Jacobean era Jacobean architecture Jacobean literature It is also ...
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Jacobean era
Jacobean era The Jacobean era refers to a period in English history that coincides with the ... of James I (1603 – 1625). The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan age and specifically ... and literature that is predominant of that period. In literature, some of Shakespeare's ...
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History of wood carving
... a number of woodcarvings from this remote period. Some wood panels from the tomb of ... of 50 years of age, of the period of the great pyramid, possibly 4000 B ... Egyptian sculptor of this or any other period. The figure is carved out of a ... V. and VI. dynasties cover the finest period of Egyptian sculpture. The statues found in ... after Christ Wood-carving examples of this period are extremely rare. The carved panels ...
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English literature
... Alas, poor Yorick"), not to mention much Jacobean poetry. With the exception of the relatively ... in modern English. In the late medieval period (1200-1500), the ideals of courtly love ... Hamlet, William Shakespeare stands out in this period as a poet and playwright as yet ... list of works belonging to the later period, we must add The Tempest, a tragicomedy ... include Edmund Spenser and Sir Philip Sidney. Jacobean literature After Shakespeare's death, the ...
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Restoration literature
... the literature written in English during the period commonly referred to as the English Restoration ... as the last years of the Restoration period would be, and those who did not ... at recovering the English literature of the Jacobean period, as if there had been no disruption ... history The Restoration is an unusual historical period, as its literature is bounded by ...
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English poetry
... century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the ... poetry. Much of the poetry of the period is difficult to date, or even to ... form of alliterative verse. The Anglo-Norman period and the Later Middle Ages With the ... The most significant English poet of this period was Thomas Wyatt, who was among the ... sonnets in English. The Elizabethans The Elizabethan period in poetry is characterised by a ...
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User:Bishonen/WIP New Restoration comedy
... comedies written and performed in the Restoration period 1660—1700. After public stage performances had been ... plays of the reigns of James I ("Jacobean") and Charles I ("Caroline"), and to the ... of the skilled actors of the earlier period, two middle-aged Caroline playwrights, Thomas Killigrew ... Actors Celebrity actors In London during this period, actors became for the first time public ... and celebrities. Letters and diaries of the period show audiences being drawn to performances ...
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Restoration spectacular
... stage in the late 17th-century Restoration period, enthralling audiences with action, music, dance, moveable ... Only a handful of works of this period are usually accorded the term "opera", as ... rather than kind. All plays of the period featured music and dancing and some scenery ... only eight over the entire 1660–1700 Restoration period, was produced on a whole different scale ... ridden machine plays of the entire Restoration period, Albion and Albanius (1684–85): "The cave ...
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Restoration comedy
... comedies written and performed in the Restoration period from 1660 to 1700. After public stage ... rise of the first celebrity actors. This period saw the first professional woman playwright, Aphra ... performance rights to the previous generation's Jacobean and Caroline plays, which were the first ... waves. The audience of the early Restoration period was not exclusively courtly, as has sometimes ... and 90s. Letters and memoirs of the period show that both men and women ...
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Dutch literature
... Everyman). At the close of the early period, Anna Bijns (c. 1494–1575) stands as a ... them. With the writings of Bijns, the period of Middle Dutch closes and the modern ... but precedes Lesage's Gil Blas. The period from 1600 to 1650 was the blossoming time in Dutch literature. During this period the names of greatest genius were first ... 1670–1795) Unlike English literature, where the Augustan period and the Age of Enlightenment sustained ...
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