David Konstan

(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.

David Konstan
Born	(1940-11-01)November 1, 1940
Died	May 2, 2024(2024-05-02) (aged 83)
Nationality	American
Occupations	Classicist academic
Academic background
Education	Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD)

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][6]

Bibliography

One of his books has been reviewed in The Wall Street Journal.^[7]

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