Yuanzhang Yang earned his bachelor’s degree in Classical and Mediterranean studies at Vanderbilt University. He began his Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins in Fall 2021. His primary interest is in Latin literature from the first century C.E. and its broad interactions with the contemporary politics of imperial Rome. Being an international student with a diverse cultural background, Yuanzhang also focuses on exploring the connections between ancient Chinese and classical poetries. His first published article, “Unrecoverable Love: On the Comparison of Tragic Love Stories in Aeneid and Chang Hen Ge,” examines the recurring motif of lost love in both eastern and western cultures and finds similarities in the respective approach of the ancient authors. He is currently focusing on the patterns of tragedy and the significance of the irresistibility of Fate in ancient Greek and traditional Chinese dramas.