What name is given to the English literary period that emulated the Rome of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid ?
Correct answer: A. Augustan
- A. Augustan
- B. Metaphysical
- C. Romantic
- D. Neo-Romantic
Explanation
The Augustan Age consciously modelled English literature on the classical culture associated with Augustus and Roman writers such as Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. Its major English writers included Pope, Swift, and Addison.
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