Dr. Ian Fielding

Biography

Ian Fielding is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan. His primary research interests focus on Latin poetry reception, particularly during the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries CE. He has authored the book 'Transformations of Ovid in Late Antiquity', published by Cambridge University Press in 2017, which examines Ovid’s literary influence in various historical contexts across the Mediterranean. Currently, he is working on a new book exploring how the satires of Juvenal shaped perceptions of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, reflecting on Juvenal’s significant impact on historical narratives, notably Edward Gibbon’s work. Additionally, Fielding has published numerous articles on the reception of Roman poetry and engages students interested in the intellectual lives of women in the Roman world. He has contributed essays on the collaborative authorship of Sulpicia's elegies and is actively involved in the academic discourse surrounding gender dynamics in ancient literature.

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