Eine verklungene Novelle Zur Deutung des PSI 725

This paper treats a rhetorical fragment which is preserved in Stobaeus from four points of view. (1) The speech was delivered in Alexandria by a travelling rhetor. (2) There is a philosophical background with a Cynic flavour to this oration, which advocates concord within the city. (3) An analysis of the literary form shows that this text can be regarded as an example of a λαλι?. (4) The date has been very much debated, but a study of the vocabulary makes a date in the second half of the second century A.D. seem plausible.     

Kallimachos’ halbe seele auf abwegen in Sagdirnixhausen

The article surveys relevant commentary on the Phaiakian passages of the Odyssey and proposes a new interpretation of the actions of the major figures in them. In particular, a concern for the security of his kingdom is found to motivate the easily misinterpreted remarks and actions of Alkinoös.