The History of the De Inventione-text in Antiquity

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  • Thomas Riesenweber Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Abstract

This article examines the value of the indirect tradition of Cicero’s De inventione for the reconstruction of the text. Using selected examples from Quintilian and Victorinus, it shows that the editors’ disdain for the testimony of the ancient readers that has prevailed for a good 150 years in our critical editions is unfounded. The article therefore argues in favour of an unprejudiced examination and  evaluation of all existing textual witnesses on the basis of genealogical principles and text-immanent criteria.

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Author Biography

Thomas Riesenweber, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Thomas Riesenweber studierte Klassische Philologie an der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Seit 2019 lehrt er an der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal.

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2024-12-31

How to Cite

Riesenweber, T. (2024). The History of the De Inventione-text in Antiquity. Ciceroniana On Line, 8(2), 483–533. Retrieved from https://ojsunito33.archicoop.it/index.php/COL/article/view/11645

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024): “Lecturae Ciceronis I, 2024. Le De inuentione entre philosophie, droit et rhétorique” Proceedings edited by Charles GUÉRIN and Veronica REVELLO

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