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The 25 pages that link to Augustan literature, each with the reason it gives.

• ParodyRelated: Writers of this period used parody to engage with literary fashions and authority.

• Augustus (Roman emperor)Broader topic: Poets of the period explored Rome’s origins, power, and renewal under his rule.

• LivyRelated: Livy wrote under Augustus while recounting the institutions and virtues of earlier Rome.

• VirgilRelated: Virgil’s major poems are central works of this literary era and engage with its politics.

• Roman historiographyRelated: Augustan-era narratives reframed Rome’s past amid the transition from Republic to principate.

• AeneidNarrower topic: The poem’s composition and political setting belong to this literary era.

• John DrydenNarrower topic: Dryden’s poetry and criticism helped prepare the style and standards of this literary period.

• Alexander PopeNarrower topic: Pope was a defining poet of the period often called the Augustan age.

• OvidNarrower topic: Ovid’s career unfolded within this literary culture and its political expectations.

• Restoration literatureBroader topic: It develops and reshapes literary conventions established in the Restoration.

• Gulliver’s TravelsNarrower topic: The book belongs to a culture of learned satire, political controversy, and classical imitation.

• Roman tragedyRelated: Seneca’s tragedies belong to a later period, but their literary world was shaped by Augustan precedents.

• Henry FieldingNarrower topic: Fielding’s satire and classical allusions belong to this literary culture.

• Literary allusionRelated: Its writers used classical allusions to display learning and comment on contemporary life.

• The Rape of the LockNarrower topic: The poem’s polished couplets and social satire belong to this literary culture.

• Colley CibberNarrower topic: Cibber’s plays and public quarrels belong to this era’s satirical literary culture.

• Joseph AddisonNarrower topic: Addison’s prose and poetry are central examples of this literary period.

• John GayNarrower topic: Gay’s verse and drama belong to a period whose writers used classical imitation for contemporary criticism.

• John VanbrughRelated: Vanbrugh’s plays belong to the theatrical culture that overlapped with this literary period.

• Gaius MaecenasRelated: Maecenas helped sustain writers whose work shaped this literary era.

• Thomas Love PeacockRelated: Peacock’s polished irony and social comedy recall an earlier satirical tradition.

• Bernard MandevilleNarrower topic: Mandeville’s verse and social satire belong to this literary milieu.

• John ArbuthnotNarrower topic: Arbuthnot’s writing and collaborations belong to the literary culture commonly called Augustan.

• The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingNarrower topic: Fielding’s balanced design and satirical social observation reflect this literary culture.

• Susanna CentlivreNarrower topic: Centlivre’s career unfolded during this period’s flourishing print and theatrical culture.