Jacobean age (1603- 1625)
Main Literary Features of the Age
1. The elegance and felicity of Elizabethan verse disappear.
2. The Platonic idealism which had been the main spirit of the Elizabethan era almost dies out.
3. Renaissance’s spirit still remains the main influence.
4. Drama continues to dominate the literary scene.
5. A major dramatist practices classical rules of drama.
6. Poetry takes a new and startling turn.
7. Decadence of art begins.
8. English language develops further.
9. Masque is innovated
10. Satiric art begins.
Major authors of Jacobean Period
1. John Webster
Birth : 1580 , London , England
Death : 1634 , London , England
Important information
- He was best known for his tragedies.
- He was contemporary of W. Shakespeare.
Famous Works:
- The White devil
- The Duchess of Malfi
- The cure for a Cuckola
2. Cyril Tourneur
Birth : 1575
Death : 28 February , 1626
Important information
- He was an English soldier and diplomat.
- He was an English dramatist.
Famous Works:
- The Atheist’s Tragedy.
- The revenger’s tragedy – Wrote on the death of Prince Henry.
- The Transformed Metamorthosis .
- The Nobleman – a lost play
3. Thomas Dekker
Birth : 1572 , London , England
Death : 25 August , 1632 ,
Important information
- He was a theater writer in early life.
- He was an English dramatist.
- His most works were lost.
Famous Drama :
- Lust’s Dominion
- The virgin Martyr
- The mad man Moris
- The sun’s darling (With john Ford)
- The Witch of Edmonton
- The Triplicity of Cockold
- Hennibal
Famous Prose :
- The double PP
- News from Gravensend
- News from hell
- The Sever Deadly Sins of London
Other authors of Jacobean period
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Authors |
Works and Important notes |
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John Ford ( 1585 – 1639 ) |
- Fames memorial |
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- Christis bloody sweat |
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- A line of life |
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- Honour Triumphant |
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George Chapman ( 1559 – 1634 – |
- Bussy D. Ambois ( translation of Homer) |
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- The shadow of night |
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- The Blind begger of Alexandria |
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- An humourous Days Mirth |
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- All Fools |
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- The Windows Tears |
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- Days Mirth |
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- May day |
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Thomas Middleton ( 1580 – 1627 ) |
- The Roaming Girl |
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- Mary Frith |
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- A Fair quarrel |
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John Donne ( 1571 – 1631 ) |
- Divine Poems |
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- Death Dual |
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- Biathanatos |
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- An Anatomy of the World |
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- Of the progress of the soul |
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Thomas Browne ( 1605 – 1682 ) |
- Religio Midici |
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- Urne Buria |
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- The Garden of Cyrus |
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- Pseudodoxia Epidemic |
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- Christian Morales |
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- The new learning |
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- Hydriotaphia |
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George Harbert ( 1593 – 1633 ) |
- The temple - Easte Wings |
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