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Guarino da Verona (gwärē`nō dä vārô`nä), 1374?–1460, Italian humanist, considered the greatest teacher of his time. Associated with several universities, he translated various Greek and Latin classics and wrote a Latin grammar (1487). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Soon thereafter, in 1429, he induced Guarino da Verona to come to Ferrara as tutor to the then twenty-two year old Leonello, "so that," a contemporary chronicler tells us, "through the studia humanitatis he might thoroughly polish and ornament Leonello's spirit. Both Guarino da Verona (1374-1460) in his rhetorical teaching and Barbaro himself in his rhetorical practice, show themselves aware that the sleights of hand that classical rhetoricians had taught under the headings of insinuatio or ductus could be used as readily to defend the truth before a corrupt or misguided audience as to place a favorable spin on a morally dubious case. 1) Court humanists dedicated Latin ekphrases and Italian verse to Pisanello's art, starting with Guarino da Verona in 1427, followed by Ulisse degli Aleotti, Angelo Galli, Tito Vespasiano Strozzi, Basinio da Parma, Leonardo Dati and Porcellio. |
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