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Le De viris illustribus (Des Hommes illustres) est la première œuvre conçue par Pétrarque et celle qui est restée sur sa table le plus longtemps. Elle contient toute sa passion pour l’histoire ancienne, ainsi que sa conviction que les grands hommes du passé peuvent fournir à ses contemporains un modèle sur lequel reconstruire leur éthique décadente.
De Viris Illustribus, meaning "concerning illustrious men", represents a genre of literature which evolved during the Italian Renaissance in imitation of the exemplary literature of Ancient Rome. It inspired the widespread commissioning of groups of matching portraits of famous men from history (homini famosi) to serve as moral role models.
Apr 22, 2024 · De Viris Illustribus (1) [Aurelius Victor] : De Viris Illustribus. Sections 1 - 49. This collection of very short biographies was at one time attributed to Aurelius Victor. It is now generally agreed that it cannot have been written by him; but it has often been combined with the De Caesaribus to create a brief summary of all ancient Roman history.
Apr 15, 2024 · De Viris Illustribus - Latin text. [AURELIUS VICTOR] : DE VIRIS ILLUSTRIBUS. This Latin text is no longer available in its original location on the 'forumromanum' website. There are other versions of the 'De Viris Illustribus' available online, but this one seems more reliable than most; and therefore it has been copied here with a small amount ...
La plus ancienne effigie de Pétrarque. Le De viris illustribus comporte une suite de vingt-trois biographies consacrées aux hommes illustres qui ont contribué à la gloire de Rome, à l’exception d’Alexandre, de Pyrrhus et d’Hannibal. Commencée en 1338 et restée inachevée à la mort de Pétrarque (1374), l’œuvre fut continuée ...
De Viris Illustris, c. 106-113 C.E. Translated by J. C. Rolfe. [Rolfe Introduction] THE manuscripts of the Dialogus and Agricola of Tacitus contain also a treatise "On Grammar and Rhetoricians," attributed to Suetonius. This work was used by Gellius (Noct. Att. 15.ll) and by Hieronymus, but after the latter's day was lost for many centuries.
Moralizing in the De viris illustribus One of the predominant characteristics of the De viris illustribus is its distinctly moralistic quality. This is achieved in two ways: 1) by inserting sen-tentiae at certain significant points in the Vitae; 2) by portraying the subjects as exemplifying good or bad traits, traits which Nepos wanted his ...
