Dr. William Fitzgerald

Biography

William Fitzgerald is an Emeritus Professor of Latin Language and Literature at King's College London. He obtained his BA in Classics from the University of Oxford in 1974 and completed his PhD in Comparative Literature at Princeton University in 1981. He has taught at various universities in the United States, including the University of California, Berkeley, before returning to the UK in 2003 to teach at the University of Cambridge. He moved to King's College London in 2007. Fitzgerald's research primarily focuses on Latin poetry and prose, comparative literature, and the classical reception of these works. His notable writings include monographs on Pindar, Catullus, and the concept of slavery in Latin literature, with his latest book, 'Martial: The Epigrammatic World', published in 2007. He is currently working on various aspects of Latin literature and completing a book on Latin poetry. Fitzgerald has contributed extensively to scholarly discussions and publications, examining themes ranging from humor in Roman comedy to the complexities of epistolary traditions in classical literature.

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