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AUGUSTAN POETRY
By: Keiana Castro, Jasmine Kegler, Azalei Echano,
Dominic Francia
AP LITERATURE PERIOD 1
AUGUSTAN POETRYAugustan derives from Augustus Caesar
Known for its rhymed heroic-couplet satire
These are often in iambic pentameter
Translated Greek and Roman epics into English to be
made in their own
Derives from metaphysical poetry
POETIC TECHNIQUES/THEMES
W
ith Augustan poetry, you can find wit
I
rony
P
aradox similar to metaphysical poetry
E
xample : True wit is nature to advantage dress’d / what oft was thought,
but ne’er so well express’d • By Alexander Pope
JOHN DRYDENB
orn August 9, 1631
N
orthampton, England
A
ttended Westminster School of London• trained in the art of rhetorical argument.
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credited w/ standardizing the heroic couplet (A pair of rhyming iambic pentameters)
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includes; satires, religious pieces, fables, epigrams, prologues, and plays.
d
ied on May 1, 1700
O
ther notable works: Lives of the poets (1779) To His Sacred Majesty (1662) Mac Flecknow (1681)
Characteristics of John.•Rhythmical•Satirical•Oxymoronic•Ironic•Uses of Symbolism
ALEXANDER POPEM
ay 21, 1688 – May 30, 1744
K
nown for his satirical verse & his translation of Homer.
F
amous for his use of the heroic couplet
E
arly life: Pope's education was affected by Test Acts• (banned Catholics from teaching, attending a university, voting, or holding public office)
N
otable works: Essay on Man (1733-1734), Translation of the Odyssey (1725-1726)
Windsor Forest (1713)
JONATHAN SWIFT
B
orn in Dublin, Ireland.
D
iagnosed with Meniere’s disease which affected his inner ear that caused hearing loss
and nausea.
G
rew up in poverty when his father died, leaving his family without an income.
J
onathan then had to travel with his nurse to find a new home since his mother could not
provide for him.
J
onathan was an Irish clerk, pamphleteer, satirist, and author who was known for
Gulliver’s Travels.
I
t was his labeled a masterpiece; it was collaborated with “the pettiness of politics,
people, and the games they play.”
J
OHN GAY (June 30 1685- December 4 1732)
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Engligh poet and dramatist
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member of Scriblerus Club *literary group aimed to ridicule pedantry
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born/ raised in Barnstaple, England
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became the first pastoral writer of the age and the True English Theocritus
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poetry influenced by a close friend, Alexander Pope
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best known for The Beggar’s Opera
*double allegory (represents abstract ideas/principles through characters)
*story of thieves and highwaymen
*reflect moral degradation of society and show corruption of governing class
-prime minister Sir Robert Walpole and his Whig administration
*longest opera up until their time (ran 62 performances)
*based on good humored satire and technical assurance
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A Ballad by John Gay (Act 2 Scene 8 of The Beggar’s Opera)
JOHN GAY
• Augustus Primaporta
Marriage a-la-mode by William Hogarth
Bust of Augustus (Marble)
• Satyr & Maenad (Terracotta)
PROMPT1
976 Poem: “Poetry of Departures” (Philip Larkin) Prompt: Write an essay in which you discuss how
the poem's diction (choice of words) reveals his attitude toward the two ways of living mentioned in
the poem.
1
981 Poem: “Storm Warnings” (Adrienne Rich) Prompt: Write an essay in which you explain how the
organization of the poem and the use of concrete details reveal both its literal and its metaphorical
meanings. In your discussion, show how both of these meanings relate to the title.
2
011B Poem: “An Echo Sonnet” (Robert Pack) Prompt: Read carefully the following poem by Robert
Pack, paying close attention to the relationship between form and meaning. Then, in a well-written
essay, analyze how the literary techniques used in this poem contribute to its meaning.
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introduction-to-Augustan-literature
QUIZ
W
ho influenced the Augustan period
A.C
easar Augutus
B.S
amuel Morse
C.S
imon Augusus
D.G
eorge Washington
QUIZ
W
hich of the following periods came prior to the Augustans?
A.A
ugustans
B.
Metaphysical Poetry
C.
The Symbolists
D.
Modernism
QUIZ
W
hich of the poets we’ve talked about more focused on
relaionshipsA. John GayB. John DrydenC. Alexander PopeD. Jonathan Swift
QUIZ
W
hat epics did Augustan poets get their work from?
A.C
atholics
B.C
hristians
C.A
ugustans
D.R
omans and Greeks
QUIZ
QUIZ
W
hich pentameter did Augustan Poets write in?
A.D
actylic
B.I
ambic
C.S
hakespearian
D.N
one of the above
QUIZ
T
rue wit is nature to advantage dress’d / what oft was thought, but ne’er so well express’d
W
hich poet?
A.A
lexander Pope
B.J
ohn Dryden
C.
John Gay
D.J
onathan swift
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