Where did the idea of sin arise from? In this meticulously argued book, David Konstan takes a close look at classical...... more

This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the kind of love that binds ... more

possessed no term that can be unambiguously defined as "beauty" or "beautiful." Author David Konstan discusses a number of Greek...... more

"In the Greek romances," writes David Konstan, "sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as...... more

This ground-breaking book applies trauma studies to the drama and literature of the ancient Greeks. ... more

Latin plays were written for audiences whose gender perspectives and expectations were shaped by lif... more

possessed no term that can be unambiguously defined as "beauty" or "beautiful." Author David Konstan discusses a number of Greek...... more

This ground-breaking book applies trauma studies to the drama and literature of the ancient Greeks. ... more

"In the Greek romances," writes David Konstan, "sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as...... more

Aristotle devotes books 8-9 of the Nicomachean Ethics to friendship, distinguishing three kinds: a p... more

Book Six of Aristotle’s Physics, which concerns the continuum, shows Aristotle at his best. It conta... more

In this book, David Konstan argues that the modern concept of interpersonal forgiveness, in the full sense of the term...... more

In this book, eminent scholars of classical antiquity and ancient and medieval Judaism and Christian... more

This book constitutes the proceedings of the third annual conference under the UMAP title, aptation,... more

Recommender systems are an important part of the information and e-commerce ecosystem. They represen... more

In this book, David Konstan argues that the modern concept of interpersonal forgiveness, in the full sense of the term...... more

With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical e... more

Hierocles, the Stoic philosopher of the early imperial age, is a crucial witness to Middle and Neo-S... more

"Pity Transformed" is an examination of how pity was imagined and expressed in classical antiquity. ... more

, prize-winning poet Heather McHugh and respected classicist David Konstan combine their talents to create this unusually strong and...... more

This collection of original essays examines innovations in both the theory and practice of classical... more

This book is a history of friendship in Greece and Rome, from the warrior society of the Homeric epi... more

This book is a history of friendship in Greece and Rome, from the warrior society of the Homeric epi... more

David Konstan explores the traditions in which--and against which--Statius and Claudian composed their versions of these...... more

presided over by the god of wealth himself--as interventions in the political issues of his time. David Konstan goes on to...... more

revealed in Roman Comedy. "The very essence of comedy is social," writes David Konstan, "and in the complex movement of its...... more

revealed in Roman Comedy. "The very essence of comedy is social," writes David Konstan, "and in the complex movement of its...... more

Several decades of scholarship have demonstrated that Roman thinkers developed in new and stimulatin... more

It is now recognized that emotions have a history. In this book, eleven scholars examine a variety o... more

The protagonists of the ancient novels wandered or were carried off to distant lands, from Italy in ... more

Until the launch of this series nearly twenty years ago, the 15,000 volumes of the ancient Greek com... more

Where did the idea of sin arise from? In this meticulously argued book, David Konstan takes a close look at classical...... more

Edited by world-renowned classicists Elizabeth Asmis, Shadi Bartsch, and Martha C. Nussbaum, the Com... more

A comprehensive look at all aspects of classical Greek comedy. Aside from the well-known plays of Ar... more

The little grandmother of the Russian Revolution reminiscences and letters of Catherine Breshkovsky ... more

This book, "Babrii Fabul sope E codice manuscripto partem secundam nunc primum", by Konstans Minoidēs Mēnas, is a...... more

PIERIDES III, Series Editors: Myrto Garani and David KonstanDespite the Romans reputation for being... more

With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical e... more

In the Ancient World death came - on average - at a far earlier age than in today s West, and withou... more

sexuality (David Konstan on Alciphron and the invention of pornography, Emma Stafford on masturbation). The papers will be...... more

A comprehensive look at all aspects of classical Greek comedy. Aside from the well-known plays of Ar... more

human emotions - love, fear, anger, envy, shame - have remained constant. David Konstan, however, argues that the emotions...... more

This book explores two ancient Greek terms for eternity, ai nios and a dios, from their earliest occ... more

Karl Marx observed that just when people seem engaged in revolutionizing themselves..., they anxiou... more

Classical Greece was permeated by a spirit of rivalry. Games and sports, theatrical performances, co... more