Shelley, who had explored similar themes in his 1813 work Queen Mab, was also influenced by Constantin François de Chassebœuf's book Les Ruines, ou méditations sur les révolutions des empires (The Ruins, or a Survey of the Revolutions of Empires), first published in an English translation in 1792.
Shelley who had explored similar themes in his 1813 work Queen Mab was also influenced by Constantin François de Chassebœuf's book Les Ruines ou méditations sur les révolutions des empires (The Ruins or a Survey of the Revolutions of Empires) first published in an English translation in 1792