Augustan literature is the body of work produced during the reigns of Queen Anne, King George I and George II in the first half of the 18th century.

(B8) The Staging of Political Authorship in the Augustan Age. ... Characteristic of Augustan literature is, on the one hand, its attentiveness to questions of the relationship between politics and ...

Happy the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herd with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ...

According to tradition, on September 21 in 19 B.C., Publius Vergilius Maro, known as Vergil, died on the return from his voyage to Greece, in the seaport town of Brundisium in Southern Italy. Havin… ...

Recent projects have explored sources for understanding the Augustan age, including Suetonius’ Life of Augustus and buildings in the city of Rome. Phillips teaches a range of courses on Greek and ...