De casibus virorum illustrium

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/De_casibus_virorum_illustrium
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literature
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:On_the_Fates_of_Famous_Men
gptkbp:author gptkb:Giovanni_Boccaccio
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:dateWritten 1355-1374
gptkbp:firstPublished 1474
gptkbp:genre biographical collection
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label De casibus virorum illustrium
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Geoffrey_Chaucer
gptkb:John_Lydgate
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Dante_Alighieri
gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Ovid
gptkb:Seneca
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:literaryPeriod Medieval literature
gptkbp:notableAdaptation gptkb:The_Fall_of_Princes_by_John_Lydgate
The Monk's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Adam
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkb:Nero
gptkb:King_Arthur
gptkb:Cleopatra
gptkb:Saladin
gptkb:Eve
gptkb:Hannibal
gptkb:King_David
gptkbp:notableFor collection of stories about the tragic downfalls of historical and legendary figures
gptkbp:numberOfBooks 9
gptkbp:subject famous men
moral downfall
gptkbp:theme gptkb:casino
fate
morality
tragedy
virtue
hubris
punishment
vice
rise and fall of the mighty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Giovanni_Boccaccio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5