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{{short description|American classicist and academic (1940–2024)}}
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'''David Konstan''' (November 1, 1940 – May 3, 2024) was an American [[classicist]] and academic, known for his work on notions of [[emotion]] and [[beauty]] in the ancient world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5203763/emotions-history-lent/|title=The Way People Experience Emotion Evolves Over Time. Recognizing That Fact Has Changed Our Understanding of the Past|website=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/01/03/the_secret_history_of_beauty_how_the_greeks_invented_western_civilizations_biggest_idea/|title=The secret history of beauty: How the Greeks invented Western civilization's biggest idea|date=2015-01-03|work=Salon|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5203763/emotions-history-lent/|title=The Way People Experience Emotion Evolves Over Time. Recognizing That Fact Has Changed Our Understanding of the Past|website=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/01/03/the_secret_history_of_beauty_how_the_greeks_invented_western_civilizations_biggest_idea/|title=The secret history of beauty: How the Greeks invented Western civilization's biggest idea|date=2015-01-03|work=Salon|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.


He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees, all from [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Konstan, David |url=https://vivo.brown.edu/display/dkonstan#Background |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=vivo.brown.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bookshelf {{!}} Columbia College Today |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/jan_feb11/bookshelf |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=www.college.columbia.edu}}</ref>
Konstan received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees, all from [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Konstan, David |url=https://vivo.brown.edu/display/dkonstan#Background |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=vivo.brown.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bookshelf {{!}} Columbia College Today |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/jan_feb11/bookshelf |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=www.college.columbia.edu}}</ref>


Konstan died May 3, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/providence-ri/david-konstan-11797223 |title=David Konstan |publisher=Dignity Memorial |access-date=May 4, 2024}}</ref>
Konstan died May 2, 2024, at the age of 83.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/providence-ri/david-konstan-11797223 |title=David Konstan |publisher=Dignity Memorial |access-date=May 4, 2024}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==

One of his books has been reviewed in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-beauty-by-david-konstan-1422653796|title=What Swept Them Off Their Feet|first=Peter|last=Thonemann|date=30 January 2015|publisher=|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref>
One of his books has been reviewed in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-beauty-by-david-konstan-1422653796|title=What Swept Them Off Their Feet|first=Peter|last=Thonemann|date=30 January 2015|publisher=|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref>


Some of his books are:
Some of his books are:

* ''The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks: Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature''
* ''The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks: Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature''
* ''A Life Worthy of the Gods: The Materialist Psychology of Epicurus''
* ''A Life Worthy of the Gods: The Materialist Psychology of Epicurus''

Latest revision as of 23:48, 4 May 2024

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

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

Bibliography[edit]

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[edit]

  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. ^ "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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