Apparently, in ancent times, people mostly read aloud, and the practice of silent reading was seen as extravagant and even sinister by many.
Nowadays, on the other hand, the opposite is true, and therefore, as Landor indicates, the writer must "converse" with the reader in silence.
And ironically these conversations are often the most eloquent we'll ever have.
Alberico Collina
"What is reading but silent conversation?" Walter Savage Landor
Nowadays, on the other hand, the opposite is true, and therefore, as Landor indicates, the writer must "converse" with the reader in silence.
And ironically these conversations are often the most eloquent we'll ever have.
Alberico Collina
"What is reading but silent conversation?" Walter Savage Landor
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