Augustan literature

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:characteristic satire
social commentary
wit
emphasis on reason
classicism
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:Joseph_Addison
gptkb:Richard_Steele
gptkb:John_Dennis
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
drama
prose
satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Augustan literature
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment ideals
classical Roman literature
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Augustus_Caesar
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Alexander_Pope
gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:Joseph_Addison
gptkb:Richard_Steele
gptkbp:notableDramatists gptkb:Colley_Cibber
gptkb:John_Gay
gptkbp:notableEssayists gptkb:Joseph_Addison
gptkb:Richard_Steele
gptkbp:notableNovelists gptkb:Henry_Fielding
gptkb:Samuel_Richardson
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:The_Tatler
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_Spectator
gptkbp:notableSatirists gptkb:Alexander_Pope
gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkb:John_Gay
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Clarissa
gptkb:The_Beggar's_Opera
gptkb:The_Vanity_of_Human_Wishes
gptkb:The_Vicar_of_Wakefield
gptkb:The_Spectator
gptkb:Tom_Jones
gptkb:The_Dunciad
gptkb:The_Rape_of_the_Lock
gptkb:Pamela
gptkb:A_Modest_Proposal
gptkb:Gulliver's_Travels
gptkb:Joseph_Andrews
gptkb:The_Life_and_Opinions_of_Tristram_Shandy,_Gentleman
gptkbp:period early 18th century
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Restoration_literature
gptkbp:region gptkb:Britain
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Romantic_literature
gptkbp:theme gptkb:politics
gptkb:state_order
human nature
morality
social criticism
urban life
rationality
decorum
imitation of the ancients
satire of society
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alexander_Pope
gptkb:Augustan_Age
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5