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What was one factor that contributed to the expansion of the reading public during the Augustan Age?
What was one factor that contributed to the expansion of the reading public during the Augustan Age?
- The popularity of stories of chivalry and romance
- The advent of fact-based journalistic writing about the events of the day
- The increasing circulation of newspapers (correct)
- The decreasing wealth of the middle classes
Who were some of the new readers during the Augustan Age?
Who were some of the new readers during the Augustan Age?
- The aristocracy
- Affluent middle classes, including merchants and shopkeepers (correct)
- Only men
- Poor people who couldn't afford books before
What type of stories did the new reading public during the Augustan Age prefer?
What type of stories did the new reading public during the Augustan Age prefer?
- Stories about the aristocracy
- Fantastic tales
- Stories that reflected their own interests and problems with characters they could more or less identify with (correct)
- Stories of chivalry and romance
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