In this paper, I argue that, after centuries of neglect, a revival of interest towards Aristotle’s Rhetoric took place in 12th century Constantinople, which led to the production of a number of commentaries. In order to give an overview of the commentary tradition on the Rhetoric, I examine first the surviving extant commentaries themselves, then the information that the commentators offer regarding their preceding interpretations, and last the traces of commentaries on the Rhetoric found in other treatises. This examination will show that, at least within a specific group of scholars, the Rhetoric was studied and commented upon like never before. Finally, I attempt to explain this revival of interest, especially with respect to the role that philosophical and rhetorical education played in 12th century Byzantium.

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亚里士多德修辞学的拜占庭式接待：12世纪文艺复兴

在本文中，我认为，经过数个世纪的忽视，人们对亚里斯多德的修辞学产生了浓厚的兴趣，并在12世纪的君士坦丁堡进行了评论，从而产生了许多评论。为了概述修辞学的评论传统，我首先考察了尚存的现存评论本身，然后研究了评论员提供的有关其先前解释的信息，最后考察了其他论文中有关修辞学的评论痕迹。这项检查将表明，至少在特定的学者群体中，修辞学得到了前所未有的研究和评论。最后，我试图解释这种兴趣的复兴，特别是在哲学和修辞教育在12世纪的拜占庭中扮演的角色方面。