The Adventures of Roderick Random (Annotated)

af Tobias Smollett

"The Adventures of Roderic Random" by Tobias Smollett's was initially published in 1748. Many crucial aspects must be considered so as to completely comprehend its historical context. The Augustan Age in Literature: The novel by Smollett was created during the Augustan Age in English language, a time of imitation of classical Latin literature by Virgil as well as Horace. The early 18th century was marked by an era of satire and the usage of hero couplets in poems. Writers like Alexander Pope and... (Læs mere)