De varietate fortunae
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De varietate fortunae is a 15th-century Latin prose work by humanist Poggio Bracciolini that reflects on the mutability of fortune through historical examples and moral commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De varietate fortunae canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5127112 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De varietate fortunae Context triple: [Poggio Bracciolini, notableWork, De varietate fortunae]
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A.
Hija de la fortuna
Hija de la fortuna is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows a young Chilean woman’s journey from Valparaíso to California during the Gold Rush in search of love and independence.
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B.
That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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C.
the Fortunate
The Fortunate was the epithet of King Manuel I of Portugal, under whose reign Portugal experienced a golden age of maritime exploration and overseas expansion.
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D.
There but for Fortune
"There but for Fortune" is a socially conscious folk song written by Phil Ochs that reflects on human vulnerability and the thin line between security and misfortune.
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E.
Of Fortune
"Of Fortune" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature of luck, success, and human agency in shaping one’s circumstances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De varietate fortunae Target entity description: De varietate fortunae is a 15th-century Latin prose work by humanist Poggio Bracciolini that reflects on the mutability of fortune through historical examples and moral commentary.
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A.
Hija de la fortuna
Hija de la fortuna is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows a young Chilean woman’s journey from Valparaíso to California during the Gold Rush in search of love and independence.
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B.
That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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C.
the Fortunate
The Fortunate was the epithet of King Manuel I of Portugal, under whose reign Portugal experienced a golden age of maritime exploration and overseas expansion.
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D.
There but for Fortune
"There but for Fortune" is a socially conscious folk song written by Phil Ochs that reflects on human vulnerability and the thin line between security and misfortune.
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E.
Of Fortune
"Of Fortune" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature of luck, success, and human agency in shaping one’s circumstances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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humanist work ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| author | Poggio Bracciolini ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
impermanence of earthly glory
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vicissitudes of political power ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
historical prose
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moral prose ⓘ |
| hasPart |
historical exempla
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moral commentary ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | humanist ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian moral thought
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Roman moral philosophy ⓘ classical historiography ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated humanist readers ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic treatise ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Italian Renaissance humanism
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linked to:
Renaissance humanism
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| literaryTradition | Fortune literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
moral reflection on worldly success
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mutability of fortune ⓘ rise and fall of states and individuals ⓘ |
| moralStance | critical of reliance on fortune ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
instability of worldly goods
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relationship between virtue and fortune ⓘ |
| subject |
ethical evaluation of historical events
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examples of political change ⓘ history of cities and peoples ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 15th century ⓘ |
| usesDevice | historical exemplum ⓘ |
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Subject: De varietate fortunae Description of subject: De varietate fortunae is a 15th-century Latin prose work by humanist Poggio Bracciolini that reflects on the mutability of fortune through historical examples and moral commentary.
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