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JEROEN A.E. BONS, Poietikon pragma. Isocrates' theory of rhetorical composition. With a rhetorical commentary on the Helen. (Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology, 7). Amsterdam, Gieben, 1997. Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, 11 december 1996. Supervisors: A.H.M. Kessels, D.M. Schenkeveld.

JEROEN A.E. BONS, Poietikon pragma. Isocrates' theory of rhetorical composition. With a... 760 DISSERTATIONES INAUGURALES BATAVAE JEROEN A.E. BoNs, Poietikon pragma. !socrates' theory if rhetorical composition. With a rhetorical commentary on the Helen. (Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology, 7). Amster­ dam, Gieben, 1997. Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, ll december 1996. Supervisors: A.H.M. Kessels, D.M. Schenkeveld. This book offers a study of !socrates' concepts of rhetorical composition. As he did not write a handbook, but used his published works as means of instruction, these can serve as the source for his theoretical concepts. The context of the grow­ ing importance of literacy is shown to be relevant to the analysis of his works. The first part investigates three concepts crucial to !socrates' rhetorical paideia: ii>Ea/etlio<;, Katp6<;, Katv6<;. These terms constitute a sequence of tasks for the writer of discourse and represent the principles of !socrates' theory of composition. 'Ilif.a/ dlio<; refers to the qualities of the discourse's outward structure: they are the 'forms' or material at the disposal of the writer when he composes his discourse. Kmp6~ directs the relationships between the discourse and its parts: the writer must exer­ cise his abilities of judgment in deciding on the relative length and position of the discourse's parts. The term Katv6<; is used for the requirement of novelty: a dis­ course must be fresh and innovative in content and treatment, with the restriction that the thematic material is serious and pedagogically useful. The Helen is a programmatic work: the laudatory discourse on Helen reflects !socrates' Jtatlida, both as a statement of his ethical doctrine and as an exemplifi­ cation of his rhetorical theories. The commentary provides a rhetorical analysis of the discourse and places it in the general context of !socrates' cptA.ocrocpia. JAN PAUL CRIELAARD, The Euboeans Overseas. Long-dis­ tance Contacts and Colonization as Status Activities in Ear[y Iron Age Greece. University of Amsterdam, 19 June 1996. Supervisors: J.H. Crouwel, H.A.G. Brijder. Publication in preparation. Literary sources suggest that aristocrats in several of the mantime cities of ancient Greece were somehow involved in early exchanges and colonization. This dissertation explores the possibility that members of local elites played an active and decisive role in these overseas undertakings. Using a combination of archaeo­ logical and literary testimony, its general aim is to make clear that an intercon­ nection existed between the elite on the one hand and long-distance contacts and colonization on the other. The study concentrates on the Euboeans, who during the Early Iron Age (ca. ll0(}-700 BC) were the most active Greek seafarers. The dissertation offers new perspectives for analysis of social settings of ex­ changes and colonization by taking burials and grave goods as prime sources of information. For example, with the help of theoretical models to distinguish social inequality from mortuary remains a group of tombs in the cemeteries of Lefkandi © Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, 1997 Mnemosyne, Vol. L, Fasc. 6 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mnemosyne Brill

JEROEN A.E. BONS, Poietikon pragma. Isocrates' theory of rhetorical composition. With a rhetorical commentary on the Helen. (Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology, 7). Amsterdam, Gieben, 1997. Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, 11 december 1996. Supervisors: A.H.M. Kessels, D.M. Schenkeveld.

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760 DISSERTATIONES INAUGURALES BATAVAE JEROEN A.E. BoNs, Poietikon pragma. !socrates' theory if rhetorical composition. With a rhetorical commentary on the Helen. (Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology, 7). Amster­ dam, Gieben, 1997. Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, ll december 1996. Supervisors: A.H.M. Kessels, D.M. Schenkeveld. This book offers a study of !socrates' concepts of rhetorical composition. As he did not write a handbook, but used his published works as means of instruction, these can serve as the source for his theoretical concepts. The context of the grow­ ing importance of literacy is shown to be relevant to the analysis of his works. The first part investigates three concepts crucial to !socrates' rhetorical paideia: ii>Ea/etlio<;, Katp6<;, Katv6<;. These terms constitute a sequence of tasks for the writer of discourse and represent the principles of !socrates' theory of composition. 'Ilif.a/ dlio<; refers to the qualities of the discourse's outward structure: they are the 'forms' or material at the disposal of the writer when he composes his discourse. Kmp6~ directs the relationships between the discourse and its parts: the writer must exer­ cise his abilities of judgment in deciding on the relative length and position of the discourse's parts. The term Katv6<; is used for the requirement of novelty: a dis­ course must be fresh and innovative in content and treatment, with the restriction that the thematic material is serious and pedagogically useful. The Helen is a programmatic work: the laudatory discourse on Helen reflects !socrates' Jtatlida, both as a statement of his ethical doctrine and as an exemplifi­ cation of his rhetorical theories. The commentary provides a rhetorical analysis of the discourse and places it in the general context of !socrates' cptA.ocrocpia. JAN PAUL CRIELAARD, The Euboeans Overseas. Long-dis­ tance Contacts and Colonization as Status Activities in Ear[y Iron Age Greece. University of Amsterdam, 19 June 1996. Supervisors: J.H. Crouwel, H.A.G. Brijder. Publication in preparation. Literary sources suggest that aristocrats in several of the mantime cities of ancient Greece were somehow involved in early exchanges and colonization. This dissertation explores the possibility that members of local elites played an active and decisive role in these overseas undertakings. Using a combination of archaeo­ logical and literary testimony, its general aim is to make clear that an intercon­ nection existed between the elite on the one hand and long-distance contacts and colonization on the other. The study concentrates on the Euboeans, who during the Early Iron Age (ca. ll0(}-700 BC) were the most active Greek seafarers. The dissertation offers new perspectives for analysis of social settings of ex­ changes and colonization by taking burials and grave goods as prime sources of information. For example, with the help of theoretical models to distinguish social inequality from mortuary remains a group of tombs in the cemeteries of Lefkandi © Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, 1997 Mnemosyne, Vol. L, Fasc. 6

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