Also during the 18th century neoclassical period, the writers who would use these poets' works as basis for their own revival of the style were called Augustans such as Alexander Pope, John Dryden, and Johnathan Swift.
Augustanpoetry 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, Augustanpoetry 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 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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