De beginnende en de beste redenaar
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Marcus Tullius Cicero, de beroemde Romeinse politicus en filosoof, schreef een korte inleiding op de retorica voor zijn negentienjarige zoon. De indeling van de retorica is een dialoog tussen vader en zoon. Het behandelt de kernvragen rond overtuigingskracht: wat is overtuigend, wat is een argument en wat zijn feiten? Het leest daarmee als een samenvatting van de hele retorica-leer. Cicero hoopte dat zijn zoon ooit tot de beste redenaars zou behoren. Wie dat volgens Cicero waren lezen we in Over de beste redenaars , een korte tekst die net als de andere teksten in dit boek is vertaald door Vincent Hunink.
De inleiding is van de hand van Bé Breij.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 – 43 v.Chr.) was een Romeinse redenaar, politicus, advocaat en filosoof. Zijn leven speelde zich af tijdens de overgang van de Romeinse Republiek naar het keizerrijk.
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