A survey of augustan literature Flashcards
1
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the augustan literature showed
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economic and intellectual progress
2
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the augustan age was characterised
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by a remarkable output and growing interest in reading
3
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reading as an occupational activity was limited by
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a low level of literacy
4
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education at school in the city was limited by
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few schools and early leaving age
5
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most of the population couldn’t afford
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books because they were expensive
6
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so what did they use instead since books were expensive
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printed materials like ballads, chapbooks,newspapers, pamphlets were novels were published in serial form
7
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what help increase the reading public
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lending or circulating libraries
8
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buying books and having time to read was considered
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leisure tme
