De casibus virorum illustrium

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De casibus virorum illustrium is a 14th-century Latin prose work by Giovanni Boccaccio that recounts the tragic downfalls of famous historical and mythological figures as moral exempla on the instability of fortune.

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instanceOf Latin prose work ⓘ
didactic literature ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
moral treatise ⓘ
alternateName De casibus illustrium virorum ⓘ
On the Downfall of Famous Men ⓘ
On the Fates of Famous Men ⓘ
approximateDateOfComposition circa 1355–1374 ⓘ
author Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
circulation translated into English ⓘ
translated into French ⓘ
widely read in late Middle Ages ⓘ
contains accounts of biblical figures ⓘ
accounts of classical heroes ⓘ
accounts of rulers and tyrants ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
didacticPurpose to illustrate divine and secular justice ⓘ
to warn against pride and overconfidence ⓘ
genre biographical collection ⓘ
mirror for princes ⓘ
moral exempla ⓘ
historicalScope from biblical antiquity to Boccaccio’s own time ⓘ
influencedBy Boethius’ De consolatione philosophiae ⓘ
Christian moral theology ⓘ
classical historiography ⓘ
influenceOn John Lydgate ⓘ
Laurent de Premierfait’s French translations ⓘ
Renaissance tragedy of fortune ⓘ
The Fall of Princes ⓘ
late medieval moral historiography ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm prosimetrum-like moral history ⓘ
literaryMovement Italian Trecento literature ⓘ
literaryTechnique moralizing commentary ⓘ
use of exempla ⓘ
mainTheme instability of fortune ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ
mutability of worldly success ⓘ
tragic downfall of the powerful ⓘ
moralStance critical of worldly ambition ⓘ
emphasis on humility ⓘ
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Latin ⓘ
placeOfComposition Florence ⓘ
structure collection of biographies ⓘ
subjectMatter famous historical figures ⓘ
mythological figures ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition 14th century ⓘ

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Giovanni Boccaccio → notableWork → De casibus virorum illustrium ⓘ
Representative Men → hasPart → Uses of Great Men ⓘ
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De casibus virorum illustrium → alternateName → De casibus illustrium virorum ⓘ
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The Fall of Princes → relatedWork → Boccaccio’s De casibus virorum illustrium ⓘ
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Valerius Maximus → work → Factorum et Dictorum Memorabilium ⓘ
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Laurent de Premierfait’s French De casibus translation → basedOn → Giovanni Boccaccio’s De casibus virorum illustrium ⓘ
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Laurent de Premierfait’s French De casibus translation → relatedWork → Latin De casibus virorum illustrium ⓘ
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John Lydgate's Fall of Princes → sourceWork → Giovanni Boccaccio's De casibus virorum illustrium ⓘ
linked to: De casibus virorum illustrium