Ideaologies and Origin
- The Augustan Movement took place in the eighteenth century. The first half of the eighteenth century was most prominent.
- This movement began when King George I longed to be compared to the Roman ruler Caesar Augustus.
- Writers wrote with each other. One author would expand on the work of another author. The writings were quite conversant.
- Authors often struggled over nature and the role of the pastoral.
- The literature in this movement is very classical, polished, and shaped by the rules of Roman and Greek works
- Features Include: Dominant tones, Allusions, An increase in audiance due to cheap printing, and Domanant philosophies.