Module-3 The Augustan Age

The Augustan Age /18th Century /Classical /Neo-Classical /Age of Pope /Age of Johnson /(1700- 1745-1798).

Why is it called The Augustan Age.

Those who used this term earlier believed that as the Age of Emperor Augustus was the golden age in Latin Literature in the Roman Empire,so 18th century was the golden age in literature in England.Now the term has just become a catchward to draw an anology between the English Literature of the first half of the eighteenth century and the Latin Literature of the first half of the eighteenth century and the Latin literature of the times of Vergil and Horace..In both cases literature was produced of self -conscious and deliberate art.