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Augustan
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Augustan
1. characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc--14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
2. of, relating to, or characteristic of any literary period noted for refinement and classicism, esp the late 17th century in France (the period of the dramatists Corneille, Racine, and Molière) or the 18th century in England (the period of Swift, Pope, and Johnson, much influenced by Dryden)
3. an author in an Augustan Age
4. a student of or specialist in Augustan literature


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And, being a child of the 20th century, Martin has sharper biographical tools at his disposal than the Augustans.
Say it again, Sam by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Shade confirms his descent from the Augustans, who loved to inhale powdered tobacco, by asserting, "Personally, I am with the old snuff-takers.
Shade's shadow by Meyers, Jeffrey / New Criterion
Such verbal similarities not only show Austen's debt to the Augustans but also reinforce the identification of Elizabeth and the onmiscient narrator.
Jane Austen and Elizabeth Bennet: the limits of irony by Moses, Carole / Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal
 
 
 
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