TY - BOOK ID - 22269197 TI - Augustus Caesar in "Augustan" England : the decline of a classical norm AU - Weinbrot, Howard David AU - Auguste PY - 1978 SN - 0691063443 1400871700 0691643806 9781400871704 9780691616513 0691616515 PB - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D. -- In literature. KW - Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D. -- Influence. KW - Classicism -- England -- History -- 18th century. KW - English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism. KW - English literature -- Roman influences. KW - Latin literature -- Appreciation -- England. KW - Rome -- In literature. KW - Classicism KW - English literature KW - Latin literature KW - History KW - Roman influences. KW - Appreciation KW - History and criticism. KW - Augustus, KW - Influence. KW - In literature. KW - Rome KW - Octavius Caesar, KW - Gaius Octavius, KW - Octavius, Gaius, KW - Octavianus, KW - Octavianus, Gaius Julius Caesar, KW - Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, KW - Octavian, KW - Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus, KW - T︠S︡ezarʹ Oktavian Avgust, KW - Oktavian-Avgust, T︠S︡ezarʹ, KW - Avgust, T︠S︡ezarʹ Oktavian, KW - Octavianus Augustus, KW - Augusto, KW - Cesarz August, KW - Ogusṭus, KW - Augustus Caesar, KW - Gaius Octavius Thurinus, KW - Octavio Augusto, KW - Cayo Octavio Turino, KW - Thurinus, Gaius Octavius, KW - Turino, Cayo Octavio, KW - אוגוסטוס KW - Classicism. KW - English literature. KW - History and criticism KW - 1700-1799. KW - Great Britain. KW - Littérature anglaise KW - Classicisme KW - Littérature latine KW - 18e siècle KW - Histoire et critique UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:22269197 AB - Howard D. Weinbrot challenges the view that the period 1660-1800 is correctly regarded as the "Augustan" age of English literature, a time in which classical Augustan ideals provided a main source of inspiration. Scholars have held that British writers of the Restoration and eighteenth century considered Augustus Caesar to be the model of the wise ruler who enabled political, literary, and moral wisdom to flourish. This book shows on the contrary that classical standards, though often invoked, were often rejected by many informed citizens and writers of the day.Anti-Augustan sentiment consolidated by the 1730s, when both Whig and Tory, court and country, viewed Augustus as the enemy of the mixed and balanced constitution that was responsible for British liberty. Professor Weinbrot focuses in particular on literature and its classical backgrounds, reinterpreting major works by Pope and Gibbon.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. ER -