and I quote, "Antecedent and ConsequenceVery similar to cause and effect, this topic of invention invites one to consider events or consequences that follow given actions or conditions. The difference is that what follows may not be caused by what preceded it, but will naturally flow from those earlier conditions." The reason I found this so interesting is that our TSIS book seems to flow rather naturally from the article Textual Scholarship by Leah S. Marcus.
If we must quote lines from other writers in order to enter into the bigger discussion of the subject, how can we even know that what we are quoting is the original, or that it has not been changed in some way? I ask my students to always support their quotes in their essays, just as TSIS says, because otherwise the quote is just dangling out there. It needs a "sandwich" if you will. On the other hand, Marcus makes it clear that the very quote itself might be compromised, especially if it is from an old text.
What concerns me is how much of the learning and reading have I done that was in some way erroneous, because of ancient transcribers? How much can I believe of anything, or do I have to doubt everything?
(P.S. How many of you teachers can't use the blogger from your classroom computer? I can't and it pisses me off.)
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