A study of Horace's influence on the theme of moral decline in the writings of Percy Bysshe Shelley

到目前为止，还没有对拉丁诗歌和雪莱的深入研究，这意味着他的哲学著作背后的很大一部分影响被忽视了。我将首次证明，雪莱对人类道德堕落的描绘很大程度上受到了古代文学的启发，首先是贺拉斯的颂诗1.3。我的研究涵盖了道德的描绘及其在古代文学中的衰落，雪莱的古典教育，他自己的社会政治气候，以及他作为一个哲学诗人的身份。我的研究补充了对互文性和古典接受研究日益增长的兴趣。

To date there is no in-depth study on Latin poetry and Shelley, meaning that a significant proportion of the influence behind his philosophical writings has been overlooked. I will demonstrate for the first time that Shelley's portrayal of degenerative moral decline amongst humankind is significantly inspired by ancient literature, starting with Horace's Ode 1.3. My research covers the portrayal of morality and its decline in ancient literature, Shelley's classical education, his own socio-political climate, and his identity as a philosophical poet. My research complements the growing interest in intertextuality and classical reception studies.