The Augustan world
Series: Harper torchbooks; Harper torchbooks
Publisher: Harper
Published: 1963
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
Subjects: Intellectual life; History; English literature; History and criticism
Description: The outlook of writers in the eighteenth century was profoundly influenced by the social and intellectual interests of Augustan life. Originally published in 1954, this book aims to describe that influence, and to set the literature of the period in its social environment with a critical attention. The treatment is compact but readable, and effective use is made of quotations from contemporary literature. -- Provided by publisher
Table of contents: title: Social Life; title: The World of Business; title: Public Affairs; title: Religious Life; title: Philosophy Moral and Natural; title: The Visual Arts