The Augustan Age and the Rise of the Middle Class

Introduction to the Augustan Age; The Ascendance of the Middle Class; Historical Underpinnings; Neoclassical Literary Principles; Satire as a Dominant Form; Key Authors: Pope & Swift; Economic Shifts and Growth; Urbanization and Social Impact; Increased Social Mobility; Literacy and Educational Expansion; The Birth of the Novel; Influence of Periodical Essays; Middle-Class Literary Themes; The Public Sphere & Coffee Houses; Synthesizing Literary and Social Change

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