#Elegantiae linguae latinae free#

Here for the first time in the RenaissanceВ the ideas of Epicurus found deliberate and positive expression in a work of scholarly and philosophical value.Дe ElegantiisВ was no less original, although in a different sphere of thought.

#Elegantiae linguae latinae free#

In De VoluptateВ ( On Pleasure), he contrasted the principles of the StoicsВ with the tenets of Epicurus, openly proclaiming his sympathy with those who claimed the right of free indulgence for manвЂ™s natural appetites. Latin stylisticsД«y this time Valla had won a high reputation for two works: his dialogue De Voluptate, and his treatise De Elegantiis Latinae Linguae. Valla wandered from one university to another, accepting short engagements and lecturing in many cities. His tenure at Pavia was made unpleasant by his attack on the Latin style of the great jurist Bartolus de Saxoferrato. In 1431, he entered the priesthood, and after trying in vain to secure a position as apostolic secretary, he went to Piacenza, whence he proceeded to Pavia, where he obtained a professorship of eloquence. His family was from Piacenza his father, Luciave della Valla, was a lawyerВ who worked at the papal court. He is best known for his textual analysis that proved that the Donation of ConstantineВ was a forgery. LorenzoВ (or Laurentius) Valla ( c.1407В вЂ“ 1 August 1457) was an Italian humanist, rhetorician, educatorВ and CatholicВ priest.