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The '''Augustan Age''' originally refers to the period when Augustus (Octavian) was the first emperor of Rome. For information on the literature of that age, see:

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustan_literature_%28ancient_Rome%29 Augustan literature] on Wikipedia
*[http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/latinliterature/tp/012811-Augustan-Age-Literature.htm Augustan Age] on About.com, which includes a list of writers
*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/42875/Augustan-Age Augustan Age] from Britannica.com

In British literature, the Augustan Age during the first half of the 18th century, and so named because its most prominent writers and intellectuals admired and attempted to imitate the writers of the earlier Augustan Age during Roman times.

For more information, see
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustan_literature Augustan Literature] on Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustan_poetry Augustan Poetry] on Wikipedia

[[Category: British Literature]]

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Kenneth John Odle: Created page with "The '''Augustan Age''' originally refers to the period when Augustus (Octavian) was the first emperor of Rome. For information on the literature of that age, see: *[http://en..."