LORENZO VALLA
\lɒɹˈɛnzə͡ʊ vˈalə], \lɒɹˈɛnzəʊ vˈalə], \l_ɒ_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_z_əʊ v_ˈa_l_ə]\
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An Italian classical scholar and critic; born about 1407; died Aug. 1, 1457. Among his writings are: "Elegancies of the Latin Language" (1471); "Of Pleasure"; a tractate "Against the Donation of Constantine", alluding to the fabled concession of the district of Rome to the popes.
By Charles Dudley Warner
