the Augustan Age
/ði ɔːˈɡʌstən eɪdʒ/
/ði ɔːˈɡʌstən eɪdʒ/
- the period of English literature in the early 18th century, when writers such as Swift and Pope were active. The name comes from that of the Roman emperor Augustus, who ruled when Virgil, Horace and Ovid were writing, and suggests a classical period of literature.
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the Augustan Age