Augustan age - Augustan age

Japanese: オーガスタン時代 - オーガスタンじだい（英語表記）Augustan age

The Golden Age of Literature was a name derived from the Roman Emperor Augustus's reign, when Virgil and Horace appeared and literary arts flourished, and generally refers to the Golden Age of literature. In English literature, it usually refers to the period of Pope and Swift, who were active during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-14), as well as the period before and after them of Dryden and S. Johnson, and in French literature, the period of classical literature of the 17th century, when Corneille, Racine, Molière and others were active.

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Japanese:

ローマのアウグスツス帝の時代にウェルギリウスやホラチウスが輩出，文芸が栄えたことから出た呼び方で，一般に文学の黄金時代をさす。イギリス文学では普通アン女王治下 (1702～14) に活躍したポープ，スウィフトや，その前後のドライデン，S.ジョンソンらの時代，フランス文学では 17世紀のコルネイユ，ラシーヌ，モリエールらの古典主義文学の時代をいう。

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