David Konstan

David Konstan
Born(1940-11-01)November 1, 1940
DiedMay 2, 2024(2024-05-02) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Classicist
  • academic
Academic background
EducationColumbia University (BA, MA, PhD)

(Jay) David Konstan (November 1, 1940 – May 2, 2024) was an American classicist and academic, known for his work on notions of emotion and beauty in the ancient world,[1][2] as well as others on Latin poetry, Epicurean philosophy, the Greek novel, ancient ideas of friendship, and other topics. A Professor of Classics at NYU, he previously spent three decades teaching at Brown University, where he was John Rowe Workman Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Classics and Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature.

Konstan received his B.A. (in mathematics), M.A., and Ph.D. (in Latin) degrees, all from Columbia University.[3][4]

Konstan died May 2, 2024, at the age of 83.[5]

Bibliography

One of his books has been reviewed in The Wall Street Journal.[6]

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. 19 March 2018. 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. ^ "David Konstan". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Thonemann, Peter (30 January 2015). "What Swept Them Off Their Feet" – via www.wsj.com.


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