augustan
Of refined elegance
Augustan refers to the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus (27 BCE–14 CE), considered a golden age of Latin literature.
By extension, it describes any period of literary refinement and classical elegance, especially England's early 18th century—the era of Pope, Swift, and Addison: Augustan poetry valued wit and formal precision.
The term suggests polish, restraint, and imitation of classical models.
Mockery exposing vice
- proseUnversified language
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
- AddisonBritish periodical essayist
Steele · Tatler · Pope · Swift · wit · morality · Grub Street · pamphlet
Roman imperial title
- OctavianRome's founding emperor
- empireDomain under unified control
- Pax RomanaImperial era of stability
- senateLegislative governing body
imperial · legions · forum · aqueducts · Latin · Vergil · Horace · Ovid
Movement emulating antiquity's forms
- PalladianRenaissance-rooted architectural style
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
balance · column · pediment · frieze · portico · dome · architrave · cornice
Refined, graceful quality
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- polishSmooth by rubbing
cultivation · discernment · decorum · propriety · harmony · restraint · civility · formality
Supporter's financial backing
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
arts · culture · intellect · scholarship · achievement · letters · civilization · stability
satire
Mockery exposing vice
- proseUnversified language
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
Addison · Steele · Tatler · Pope · Swift · wit · morality · Grub Street · pamphlet · Johnson
Caesar
Roman imperial title
- OctavianRome's founding emperor
- empireDomain under unified control
- Pax RomanaImperial era of stability
senate · imperial · legions · forum · aqueducts · Latin · Vergil · Horace · Ovid · patrician
neoclassicism
Movement emulating antiquity's forms
- PalladianRenaissance-rooted architectural style
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
order · balance · column · pediment · frieze · portico · dome · architrave · cornice · Ionic
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
polish · cultivation · discernment · decorum · propriety · harmony · restraint · civility · formality · correctness
patronage
Supporter's financial backing
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- flourishingProspering vigorously
humanism · arts · culture · intellect · scholarship · achievement · letters · civilization · stability · peace
augustanromantic
Conducive to love
modernist · expressionist · Pre-Raphaelite · confessional · wild
augustanbarbaric
Savagely cruel, uncivilized
chaotic · uncivilized · unrefined · primitive · revolutionary
augustanwild
Not domesticated or controlled
unrestrained · passionate · chaotic · primitive · raw
- Caesar AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
- Augustus CaesarRome's inaugural emperor
- August 1945Final month of WWII
- Augustan agePeriod of literary refinement
- August WilsonCentury of drama
- August 15Specific calendar date
august, Augustus, Augusta, Augustinian, augustly, augustness