augustan literature

when did augustan literature become popular

early 18th century

name 3 writers and their works. what did it focus on?

daniel defoe - robinson crusoe, 1719 - realism, adventure, moral lessons

samuel richardson - pamela, 1740 - epistolary style, focus on private life, emotions

fielding - Tom Jones - comic realism, satirical edge 

what age was augustan literature particularly popular in? and what was it?

age of scandal - the age of gossip

satire is key to augustan writing. what did it often use and why?

wit, irony and exaggeration to expose human vice, social problems and politics

give an example of some augustan literature

swift - gulliver’s travels - savage satire on politics, science and society

pope - the rape of the lock - poetic satire on vanity, triviality and literary culture

what was augustan literature inspired by?

classical form