The Augustan AgeThe Augustan Age

Nancy Mendoza, Jasmine ArroyoNancy Mendoza, Jasmine ArroyoAP English P.1AP English P.1

February 8, 2011 February 8, 2011

Augustan AgeAugustan Age

A satirical era with writers such as Jonathan swift, A satirical era with writers such as Jonathan swift, Alexander Pope, and John GayAlexander Pope, and John Gay

Most poets focused on the political situations that Most poets focused on the political situations that where going on at this timewhere going on at this time

Writings were usually direct counterpoints and Writings were usually direct counterpoints and

direct expansions of one anotherdirect expansions of one another

What was going on during the What was going on during the Augustan era?Augustan era?

After Queen Anne Stuart, George 1 took over and After Queen Anne Stuart, George 1 took over and was not liked by many peoplewas not liked by many people

He called himself Augustan, that is where the He called himself Augustan, that is where the name the Augustan Era came aboutname the Augustan Era came about

The Augustan era happened after The Restoration The Augustan era happened after The Restoration Era and ended with the death of Alexander PopeEra and ended with the death of Alexander Pope

With the Augustan Era coming to an end the With the Augustan Era coming to an end the Romantic era was inevitableRomantic era was inevitable

Alexander PopeAlexander Pope

Pope dominated the Pope dominated the Augustan Era with his Augustan Era with his satirical poetrysatirical poetry

He was disliked by most He was disliked by most of his opponents which of his opponents which he called “The Dunces”he called “The Dunces”

The Dunces later The Dunces later influenced him to write a influenced him to write a piece named “The piece named “The Dunces”, one of his most Dunces”, one of his most famous piecesfamous pieces

Pope was the first to Pope was the first to imitate a writing piece imitate a writing piece and turn it into humor and turn it into humor and satire.and satire.

John GayJohn Gay Was a part of The Was a part of The

Scribbleran Club Scribbleran Club Gay was one of the major Gay was one of the major

voices of the Augustan Eravoices of the Augustan Era He wrote a parody, “The He wrote a parody, “The

Shepherd's Week”Shepherd's Week” The Beggar’s Opera was his The Beggar’s Opera was his

most famous piecemost famous piece Gay was a good friend of Gay was a good friend of

Alexander Pope.Alexander Pope. Gay's poetry shows a love Gay's poetry shows a love

of mankind and a gentle of mankind and a gentle mocking of overly serious or mocking of overly serious or pretentious individuals pretentious individuals

Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift Swifts tone was the Swifts tone was the

complete opposite of Gay’scomplete opposite of Gay’s He was close friends with He was close friends with

Alexander PopeAlexander Pope Two of his biggest and Two of his biggest and

most famous pieces where most famous pieces where the modest proposal and the modest proposal and Gulliver’s TravelsGulliver’s Travels

His satirical pieces focused His satirical pieces focused on the issues that where on the issues that where going on during this timegoing on during this time

Work CitedWork Cited

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