ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

RESTORATION AND 18TH CENTURY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was most frequently considered a source of pleasure and an object of inquiry by Augustan poets?
A
civilization
B
woman
C
God
D
nature
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While the period is generally known for its adoption of highly regulated and stylized literary forms, some of the concerns of writers of this period, with the emotions, folk and a self-conscious model of authorship, foreshadowed the preoccupations of the later Romantic era.

Detailed explanation-2: -Augustan poetry: Satire and Mock-heroic poems were the two most important genres.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Augustan Age was a period during the first half of the 18th century in England. Poets during this period created verse inspired by authors like Virgil and Ovid. The Augustan Age was also marked by the evolution of satirical verse, the development of the novel, and the use of melodrama over political satire.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the British literary period known as the ‘Augustan era, ’ poets were more conversant with each other’s writings than were the contemporary novelists (see Augustan prose). They wrote in counterpoint, directly expanding each other’s works, and using satire to heighten their oppositional voices.

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