Download or read book The Augustan World written by A. R. Humphreys and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-08 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The outlook of writers in the eighteenth century was profoundly influenced by the social and intellectual interests of Augustan life. Originally published in 1954, this book aims to describe that influence, and to set the literature of the period in its social environment with a critical attention. The treatment is compact but readable, and effective use is made of quotations from contemporary literature.