Augustan Age

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AUGUSTAN AGE

THE RISE OF THE NOVEL

MAIN FEATURES

Narrator never abandons his characters

Events are in chronological sequence

All CHARACTERS

Struggle for 'survival' or 'social success'

Realistic

The HERO

readers are expected to sympathise

'mouthpiece' of the author

burgeoise man w/ his problems

Sense of 'reward & punishment' typical of the Puritan Ethics of Middle Class

Write in simple way - understood by everyone

Novelist as 'spokeman' of the middle class

MAIN REASONS

Growing importance of midddle class - influenced development of prose genre

Libraries gain popularity

Increased popular interest in reading

SOCIETY

URBAN POPULATION

No political rights - Live in terrible conditions

MIDDLE CLASS

Strongly influences this age

Its expansion continues in the Augustan Age

Artisans and Craftsmen - work long hours - get little pay

MERCHANTS

Marry into aristocracy to gain prestige

Own mines and manifacturing factories