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Augustus Caesar in Augustan England: The Decline of a Classical Norm
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Full Title:
Augustus Caesar in Augustan England: The Decline of a Classical Norm
Contributors:
By (Author) Howard D. Weinbrot
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary theory
Dewey:
820.9
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
284
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
397g
Description
Howard D. Weinbrot challenges the view that the period 1660-1800 is correctly regarded as the "Augustan" age of English literature, a time in which classical Augustan ideals provided a main source of inspiration. Scholars have held that British writers of the Restoration and eighteenth century considered Augustus Caesar to be the model of the wise
