> In the 4th century being able to read silently was notably strange. I've seen it argued that this is actually a myth, popularized by Nietzsche. See e.g. http

> In the 4th century being able to read silently was notably strange. I've seen it argued that this is actually a myth, popularized by Nietzsche. See e.g. http://hour25.heroesx.chs.harvard.edu/?topic=reading-silently http://hour25.heroesx.chs.harvard.edu/?topic=reading-silentl...