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Augustan poetry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3026 words) |
 | Augustan poetry is the poetry that flourished during the reign of Caesar Augustus as Emperor of Rome, most notably including the works of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. |
| In English literature, Augustan poetry is a branch of Augustan literature, and refers to the poetry of the eighteenth-century, specifically the first half of the century. |
| It was a poem wholly consonant with the poetry of the Scribblerians. |
| Augustan literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (8613 words) |
| Augustan literature is a style of English literature whose origins correspond roughly with the reigns of Queen Anne, King George I, and George II. |
| In philosophy, it was an age increasingly dominated by empiricism, while in the writings of political-economy it marked the evolution of mercantilism as a formal philosophy, the development of capitalism, and the triumph of trade. |
| This new Augustan period exhibited exceptionally bold political writings in all genres, with the satires of the age marked by an arch, ironic pose, full of nuance, and a superficial air of dignified calm that hid sharp criticisms beneath. |
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