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Augustan

[ aw-guhs-tuhn, uh-guhs- ]

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adjective

of or relating to Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, or to the age AugustanAge in which he flourished, which marked the golden age of Latin literature.
of or relating to the neoclassic period, especially of 18th-century English literature.

Augustan

/ ɔːˈɡʌstən /

characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc –14 ad ), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
of, relating to, or characteristic of any literary period noted for refinement and classicism, esp the late 17th century in France (the period of the dramatists Corneille, Racine, and Molière) or the 18th century in England (the period of Swift, Pope, and Johnson, much influenced by Dryden)

From the Latin word Augustānus, dating back to 1695–1705. See Augustus, -an

But he flourished during the decline of literature, and had neither the taste nor the elegance of the Augustan writers.

Actually it provides material for little more than an extended footnote on the history of criticism in the Augustan period.

The Latin poets of the Augustan age speak of silk attire with other luxurious customs from the East.

Dryden's death in 1700 marks the commencement of the so-called Augustan Age in English literature.

The characteristics of the great Characteristics of post-Augustan age.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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