ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition of the Jacobean Age During this period, the sonnet form flourished, as did metaphysical poetry and the power of the conceit. Tragedies and comedies were written in equal measure and playwrights like William Shakespeare created some of their best-known works.

Detailed explanation-2: -The prose of this age was cultivated in a style, very different from Elizabethan & 16th-century prose. The prose writers used a grand style which Bacon & Hooker never guessed. It was loose in structure, over-coloured & elaborate. The writers freely used Latin words of classical construction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Also during this period were powerful works by John Webster, Thomas Middleton, John Ford and Ben Jonson. Ben Jonson also contributed to some of the era’s best poetry, together with the Cavalier poets and John Donne. In prose, the most representative works are found in those of Francis Bacon and the King James Bible.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jacobean era is known for its art and architecture. Jacobean architecture used a lot of designs from ancient Greece and Rome, but also used designs from earlier English architecture and from France. One famous architect during this time was Inigo Jones, who was in charge of royal buildings starting in 1615.