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West introduces the characterization of Horace as “Professor of Love” (pp. 117, 129, 138). He glosses the phrase with the Ovidian praeceptor amoris and talks about the poet’s dispassionate observation of the human comedy.
This book traces the genealogy of ideas of reason, self and sexuality in the West, opening the way to a richer and more diverse understanding of sexual experience. Western philosophy and religion have distorted and continue to distort our experience of sex and love through three far-reaching constellations of reason, self and sexuality.
By DAVID WEST. To every man his own Aeneid. Having spent the last six summers translating it as a Penguin Classic, I was delighted when the editors of Greece & Rome and Vergilius asked me to write a piece for them about this experience. The translator takes millions of decisions on points of detail.
David West was one of our best bench players in his last year and I'm still really sad he retired. I loved watching him shoot elbow jumpers.
May 21, 2023 · U.S. Lifestyle. Business. David West Read ('& Juliet' book writer) tells 'the ultimate story of young love and heartbreak' with Max Martin pop songs. As he listened to a playlist (Kelly...
Jun 13, 2017 · The two-time NBA All-Star was very emotional after the Warriors won the championship, considering his humble North Carolina background, his draft selection outside of the lottery and the criticism he received for taking a lot less money than the Indiana Pacers offered in pursuit of a championship.
His friend Tom Stoppard always turned to him if he had classical questions (David’s influence on The Invention of Love was profound). On hearing of David’s death, he immediately e-mailed ‘a lovely man, who gave intellectuals a good name’. Later, in conversation, he said: ‘It was an honour to know him.
