作者：delia pennisi 2 年以前
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THE AUGUSTAN AGE
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
