Augustan Literature: From 1660 To 1789
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Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
In the century between the Restoration of Charles II and the dawn of the Romantic Age, English literature achieved a brilliance of wit, reason, and satirical precision that has never been surpassed — and Augustan Literature: From 1660 to 1789, part of the distinguished Bloomsbury Guides to English Literature series, presents an authoritative and illuminating survey of this remarkable era. The guide chronicles the rich landscape of Augustan writing, from the bawdy comedies of the Restoration stage and the towering satirical verse of John Dryden, Alexander Pope, and Jonathan Swift, to the rise of the novel in the hands of Defoe, Richardson, and Fielding, mapping the full sweep of a literary culture defined by its devotion to classical order, moral inquiry, and devastating irony. Grounded in rigorous scholarship yet written with an accessibility that welcomes both students and seasoned readers, the volume argues that the Augustan period is not merely a bridge between the Renaissance and Romanticism, but a vital literary achievement in its own right — one whose preoccupations with society, reason, and the human condition remain urgently relevant. The guide's thematic structure illuminates the period's key genres, movements, and debates, offering critical tools that transform the way one reads these canonical texts. For anyone seeking to understand why Pope's couplets still sting and why Swift's satire still unsettles, this is an indispensable companion.
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Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
In the century between the Restoration of Charles II and the dawn of the Romantic Age, English literature achieved a brilliance of wit, reason, and satirical precision that has never been surpassed — and Augustan Literature: From 1660 to 1789, part of the distinguished Bloomsbury Guides to English Literature series, presents an authoritative and illuminating survey of this remarkable era. The guide chronicles the rich landscape of Augustan writing, from the bawdy comedies of the Restoration stage and the towering satirical verse of John Dryden, Alexander Pope, and Jonathan Swift, to the rise of the novel in the hands of Defoe, Richardson, and Fielding, mapping the full sweep of a literary culture defined by its devotion to classical order, moral inquiry, and devastating irony. Grounded in rigorous scholarship yet written with an accessibility that welcomes both students and seasoned readers, the volume argues that the Augustan period is not merely a bridge between the Renaissance and Romanticism, but a vital literary achievement in its own right — one whose preoccupations with society, reason, and the human condition remain urgently relevant. The guide's thematic structure illuminates the period's key genres, movements, and debates, offering critical tools that transform the way one reads these canonical texts. For anyone seeking to understand why Pope's couplets still sting and why Swift's satire still unsettles, this is an indispensable companion.