Elegantiae linguae Latinae

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Elegantiae linguae Latinae is a seminal 15th-century humanist treatise that systematically codifies and refines classical Latin style and usage.

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instanceOf Latin grammar ⓘ
humanist treatise ⓘ
rhetorical handbook ⓘ
aim to codify classical Latin usage ⓘ
to refine Latin style ⓘ
to restore classical purity of Latin ⓘ
approximatePublicationDate mid-15th century ⓘ
associatedWith Latin humanism ⓘ
linked to: Renaissance Latin
author Lorenzo Valla ⓘ
Lorenzo Valla (Laurentius Valla) ⓘ
linked to: Lorenzo Valla
circulation early printed editions in the 15th century ⓘ
widely copied in manuscript ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
criticizes medieval Latin ⓘ
scholastic Latin vocabulary ⓘ
focus correct usage ⓘ
idiom ⓘ
lexicon ⓘ
orthography ⓘ
syntax ⓘ
genre humanist scholarship ⓘ
linguistic treatise ⓘ
philological work ⓘ
historicalSignificance helped standardize humanist Latin ⓘ
influential in European humanist education ⓘ
major work in the development of Renaissance Latin ⓘ
impactOnDiscipline shaped later Latin grammars and style manuals ⓘ
influencedBy Cicero ⓘ
Quintilian ⓘ
classical Latin authors ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
mainSubject Latin language ⓘ
linked to: Latin

Latin usage ⓘ
classical Latin style ⓘ
grammar ⓘ
rhetoric ⓘ
method comparison of classical and medieval usage ⓘ
prescriptive rules for correct Latin ⓘ
movement Italian Renaissance humanism ⓘ
Renaissance humanism ⓘ
promotes imitation of classical authors ⓘ
publicationCentury 15th century ⓘ
scholarlyReception considered a seminal work of Renaissance philology ⓘ
titleLanguage Latin ⓘ
titleTranslation Elegances of the Latin Language ⓘ
usedIn Renaissance schools ⓘ
humanist curricula ⓘ

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Lorenzo Valla → notableWork → Elegantiae linguae Latinae ⓘ
Elegantiae linguae Latinae → titleTranslation → Elegances of the Latin Language ⓘ
linked to: Elegantiae linguae Latinae
Lorenzo Valla’s Repastinatio dialecticae et philosophiae → relatedWorkByAuthor → Elegances of the Latin Language ⓘ
linked to: Elegantiae linguae Latinae