De casibus virorum illustrium
1355-74 work of Latin biographies by Giovanni Boccaccio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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De casibus virorum illustrium (On the Fates of Famous Men) is a work of 56 biographies in Latin prose composed by the Florentine poet Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo in the form of moral stories of the falls of famous people, similar to his work of 106 biographies De Mulieribus Claris.
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De casibus virorum illustrium | |
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On the Fates of Famous Men | |
Author(s) | Giovanni Boccaccio |
Language | Latin |
Date | 1355ā1374 |
Provenance | Certaldo |
Genre | De viris illustribus |
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