THE AUGUSTAN AGE

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THE AUGUSTAN AGE

Literature

examples: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

many types of novel: realistic, utopian, epistolary, picaresque, psychological

people wanted to read about ordinary people of their time

its message: sense of reward and punishment

rise of the novel

The society of that time

new interest for reason and cultural debate: coffee houses

new virtues praised: politeness, moderation, rationality, civility

A golden age

opmitimistic view of the natural world

political stability and flourishing of the arts

18th century in England