411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Gustavian
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
+s
Adjective
thumb|Gustavian-style interior
Pertaining to the era of King Gustav III of Sweden, e.g. its furniture style, and to the Gustavians.
en w:Paul Britten Austin Hans Åstrand; Inger Mattsson; Gunnar Larsson Gustavian Opera: An Interdisciplinary Reader in Swedish Opera, Dance, and Theatre, 1771–1809 Kungliga Musikaliska Akademiens Skriftserie [Royal Academy of Music Book Series] 66 Stockholm Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien [Royal Swedish Academy of Music] 1991 157 9789185428649 0347-5158 When a Gustavian writer translated or adapted a play, his work was influenced by a variety of factors. If he wrote for Dramatiska teatern, he must take into account the king’s translation policy at which I hinted earlier, a policy which sometimes led to translations being camouflaged as originals.
en Emily Carpenter 4 The Weight of Lies Seattle, Wash. Lake Union Publishing 2017 23 https://archive.org/details/weightofliesnove0000carp/page/23/mode/1up 9781477818435 A Gustavian clock ticktocked on the carved marble mantelpiece.
Translations
Finnish: fi kustavilainen, fi kustavilaisaikainen
German: de gustavianisch
Norwegian: no gustaviansk
Polish: pl gustawiański
Swedish: sv gustaviansk
Noun
en historical A loyalist supporting King Gustav III of Sweden.
Translations
Finnish: fi kustavilainen
Swedish: sv gustavian c
en eponyms