Didascalicon, Book VI: how Scripture is to be read

Hugh of St Victor · Didascalicon de studio legendi

Translated from the Latin into English by machine.

Section 12 of 15

Chapter XII. On the manner of reading

The manner of reading consists in dividing. Division is made both by partition and by investigation. We divide by partitioning when we distinguish things that are confused. We divide by investigating when we unlock things that are hidden.