Talk:Lorenzo Valla
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Article Grading: The discussion of de Voluptate misrepresents that work. It has been 20 years since I read it, but even so, it might be better described this way: In de Voluptate (On Pleasure), Valla presents three different speakers on the subject of the true good. The first presents a Stoic view, that happiness comes from avoiding extremes. The second presents an Epicurean view, which presents pleasure as a means of deciding what is good. The third presents a revision of the Epicurean view, asserting that Christianity is the means by which one comes to happiness. In this third speech, Valla can be seen as connecting Greek philosophy to Christianity. One important element in de Voluptate is Valla's use of dialog. In his use of three speakers, Valla was imitating a number of important Greek works (Plato's Symposium, for example). Thus, in both content and style, de Voluptate can be seen as a prime example of Renaissance literature. Dr. Davidson (talk) 21:12, 30 May 2008 (UTC) |
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[edit] Disputed?
I see nothing wrong with this, which is essentially a scan of the Britannica; if nothing shows up on this Talk page (in particular by the anonymous editor who put the tag on) within a day or two, it should be removed. Bill 22:51, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
It's honestly probably a Catholic a little hurt that their church made up an entire document so as to maintain power over Italy in the Medieval and Renaissance periods and that Lorenzo Valla called them out on it.
May 2007: The article has been vandalized by adding or replacing details. For instance Valla learned Greek and Latin instead of French and Italian and he never tried to become apostolic secretary in China. Please restore the earlier version.87.78.74.82 00:46, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
