ABSTRACT
First published in 1974, The Augustan Vision looks at the entire spectacle of Augustan Society in an attempt to see English culture as a whole and thus gain greater insight into this critical period in English Literature. Later parts of the book explore poetry, drama, and aesthetics; that distinctive expression of the age, satire, where abuse is made into art, and the moral essay; and finally, the emerging novel, the crucial new form of this period. This is a must read for students and researchers of English literature.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|102 pages
Landscape of the Age
part II|62 pages
The New Design: Poetry, Drama, Letters
part III|73 pages
Parables of Society: Satire and the Moral Essay
part IV|56 pages
Tales and Confessions: The Novel