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Georgian
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A term which differs in meaning according to its context. In architecture and the decorative arts, such as furniture or silver, it applies to the reigns of George I to George IV (1714–1830); in practice it is often limited to the 18C, after which *Regency intervenes. It is much used to describe the elegantly simple terrace houses with sash windows which emerged then as the distinctive feature of British towns; but many grander styles also evolved in the Georgian period, including *Palladian, *rococo, *neoclassical and *Gothic Revival. In poetry the word relates to the reign of George V (1910–36), particularly the early years. It derives in this sense from an influential anthology entitled Georgian Poetry, which was published in several volumes between 1911 and 1922 and included Rupert *Brooke, John *Masefield and Walter *de la Mare.
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