David Konstan

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David Konstan (born 1 November 1940) is an American

NYU, he previously spent three decades teaching at Brown University
, where he remains John Rowe Workman Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Classics and Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature.

He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees, all from Columbia University.[3][4]

Bibliography

One of his books has been reviewed in The Wall Street Journal.[5]

Some of his books are:

  • The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks: Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature
  • A Life Worthy of the Gods: The Materialist Psychology of Epicurus
  • Before Forgiveness: The Origins of a Moral Idea
  • Friendship in the Classical World
  • Roman Comedy
  • Sexual Symmetry: Love in the Ancient Novel and Related Genres
  • Greek Comedy and Ideology
  • Some Aspects of Epicurean Psychology
  • Catullus' Indictment of Rome: The meaning of Catullus 64

References

  1. ^ "The Way People Experience Emotion Evolves Over Time. Recognizing That Fact Has Changed Our Understanding of the Past". Time. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. ^ "The secret history of beauty: How the Greeks invented Western civilization's biggest idea". Salon. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. ^ "Konstan, David". vivo.brown.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ "Bookshelf | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  5. ^ Thonemann, Peter (30 January 2015). "What Swept Them Off Their Feet" – via www.wsj.com.

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