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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Jacobean
Jaco·bean [Jacobean Jacobeans] BrE [ˌdʒækəˈbiːən] NAmE [ˌdʒækəˈbiːən] adjective
connected with the time when James I (1603–25) was King of England
•Jacobean drama
Word Origin:
mid 19th cent. (in use earlier with reference to St James): from modern Latin Jacobaeus (from ecclesiastical Latin Jacobus ‘James’, from Greek Iakōbos ‘Jacob’) + ↑-an.
Culture:
The Jacobean period followed the ↑Elizabethan period (1558–1603) and is noted for its writers (e.g. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and the ↑metaphysical poets) as well as for its styles of architecture and furniture. The ↑King James Version of the Bible was also produced during the Jacobean period.
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