Historical overview of English literature

5. 5- Augustan literature 1689 – 1750:

The literature of the period is mainly political. It is an era of scandal, energy and creation that reflected an image when British people found themselves surrounded by huge economy, education, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

    The most famous poet of the age is Alexander Pope. Other important figures include James Thomson and Edward Young.

    In prose, this period noticed the elaboration of the English Novel and essay when Daniel Defoe switched from journalism to fiction with Robinson Crusoe