Dr. Brian Walters

Biography

Brian Walters is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at Illinois University. He holds a B.A. from the University of Missouri (1998), an M.A. from the University of Kansas (2003), and a Ph.D. from UCLA (2011). His academic research focuses on Latin literature with a particular emphasis on Cicero and the literature of the late Republic. Walters has authored the book 'Deaths Republic: Imagery Body Politic Ciceronian Rome' published by Oxford in 2020, which examines the representation of the state body in republican political discourse during the first century BCE. He explores how these depictions resonate with the politics of the time. His work includes studies on Ciceronian oratory, authorship, and Latin metaphor, particularly themes of disintegration and disease. He has also translated works such as Lucan's 'Civil War.' His teaching includes Latin courses on Neronian Life Literature, Roman Civilization, and Roman Material Culture. Additionally, he is affiliated with the Program in Translation and Interpreting Studies as well as the Program in Medieval Studies.

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