Augustan literature
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Augustan literature is a period of early 18th-century British writing characterized by satirical, neoclassical works that emphasized reason, order, and social commentary.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustan literature canonical | 45 |
| Augustan poetry | 9 |
| English Augustan poetry | 2 |
| Augustan literary circle | 1 |
| Augustan writers | 1 |
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Target entity: Augustan literature Context triple: [John Gay, movement, Augustan literature]
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Virgil's Aeneid
Virgil's Aeneid is a Latin epic poem that narrates the legendary journey of Aeneas from the ruins of Troy to Italy, laying a mythic foundation for the origins of Rome.
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Homeric epics
The Homeric epics are ancient Greek epic poems, chiefly the Iliad and the Odyssey, traditionally attributed to Homer and foundational to Greek literature, mythology, and cultural identity.
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Roman Antiquity
Roman Antiquity refers to the historical period of ancient Rome, spanning from the founding of the city through the Roman Republic and Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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Horace
Horace is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus and later borne by notable individuals like the English writer and politician Horace Walpole.
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Greek Writings
Greek Writings is the portion of the Septuagint that contains the books originally composed in Greek rather than translated from Hebrew or Aramaic.
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Target entity: Augustan literature Target entity description: Augustan literature is a period of early 18th-century British writing characterized by satirical, neoclassical works that emphasized reason, order, and social commentary.
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A.
Virgil's Aeneid
Virgil's Aeneid is a Latin epic poem that narrates the legendary journey of Aeneas from the ruins of Troy to Italy, laying a mythic foundation for the origins of Rome.
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B.
Homeric epics
The Homeric epics are ancient Greek epic poems, chiefly the Iliad and the Odyssey, traditionally attributed to Homer and foundational to Greek literature, mythology, and cultural identity.
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C.
Roman Antiquity
Roman Antiquity refers to the historical period of ancient Rome, spanning from the founding of the city through the Roman Republic and Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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D.
Horace
Horace is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus and later borne by notable individuals like the English writer and politician Horace Walpole.
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Greek Writings
Greek Writings is the portion of the Septuagint that contains the books originally composed in Greek rather than translated from Hebrew or Aramaic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British literature movement
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literary period ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1745 ⓘ |
| field | English literature ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Pre-Romantic literature
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Romantic literature ⓘ |
| follows |
Restoration drama
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Restoration theatre ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration literature
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| genre |
drama
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poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
classical allusions
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emphasis on order ⓘ emphasis on reason ⓘ literary criticism and theory ⓘ moral didacticism ⓘ neoclassicism ⓘ polished heroic couplets ⓘ political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ urban themes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption in politics
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human folly ⓘ reason versus passion ⓘ social pretension ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Romanticism
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surface form:
English Romanticism
later satirical traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Horace
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Juvenal ⓘ Virgil ⓘ classical Roman literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
mock-epic
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periodical essay ⓘ realistic novel ⓘ |
| mainLocation | England ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Augustan age
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surface form:
Augustan Age of ancient Rome
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| notableAuthor |
Alexander Pope
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Daniel Defoe ⓘ Eliza Haywood ⓘ Henry Fielding ⓘ John Gay ⓘ Jonathan Swift ⓘ Joseph Addison ⓘ Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ⓘ Richard Steele ⓘ Samuel Johnson ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Modest Proposal
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Gulliver's Travels ⓘ Joseph Andrews ⓘ Moll Flanders ⓘ Robinson Crusoe ⓘ The Beggar's Opera ⓘ The Dunciad ⓘ The Rape of the Lock ⓘ The Spectator ⓘ Tom Jones ⓘ |
| partOf | 18th-century literature ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1700 ⓘ |
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Subject: Augustan literature Description of subject: Augustan literature is a period of early 18th-century British writing characterized by satirical, neoclassical works that emphasized reason, order, and social commentary.
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