A S L 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 65: White Spot, Daniel Defoe, Vathek
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Not exactly the 18th century in england = 1688 ca 1780 = where romanticism appears in. Augustan age also called the neo-classicism, age of reason, enlightenment. Depends on what aspect of culture someone regards. Time around the imperial augustans in rome: time around birth of christ. If it"s called the augustan age it refers to artists, writers who took their role models from the time of imperial augustans in rome. Referring to a time 50 years before/after the birth of christ. Main classical authors to be imitated (classical authors in turns of literary epoch, role models, who lived in greece/rome) Iliad and odyssey (epic: two influential epics in the lit. world. Virgil most important author for the augustans. Lived under the reign of augustans in rome. Metamorphoses (narrative poetry: recounting stories of greek and roman mythology. Odes (lyrical), satire: odes = poems of praise. Augustans are called augustans because they refer to those authors.
