Classical Reception in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound: Politically, and Stylistically.
<p>This essay will focus on the reception of Aeschylus’ Prometheus seen in Shelley’s lyrical drama Prometheus Unbound which was “composed between 1818 and 1820" with a focus on the relationship between Jupiter/Zeus and Prometheus and how this speaks to the political insights Shelley was attempting to portray, and the stylistic elements which suggest classical influence.¹ Comprising four acts, this piece is one of Shelley’s responses to the Political turmoil in his time. It’s political and stylistic elements pull on many classical influences, but there is a dialogue between Shelley and Aeschylus which overshadows all. It’s a piece through which, Shelley expressed his disdain for how despite the liberal beliefs, which had inspired the French revolution, it resulted in the rise of just another tyrannical system headed by Napoleon, as well as the overpowering aristocracy which sat at the top of Britain's classist system.</p>
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