De rhetorica et virtutibus
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De rhetorica et virtutibus is a Latin treatise on rhetoric and moral virtues by the Carolingian scholar Alcuin of York, composed as an instructional dialogue for the court of Charlemagne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De rhetorica et virtutibus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3439620 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De rhetorica et virtutibus Context triple: [Alcuin of York, notableWork, De rhetorica et virtutibus]
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A.
De vulgari eloquentia
De vulgari eloquentia is a Latin treatise by Dante Alighieri that analyzes and defends the use of vernacular language in literature and poetry.
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B.
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
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C.
Civium in moribus rei publicae salus
Civium in moribus rei publicae salus is the Latin motto of the University of Florida, expressing the idea that the welfare of the state depends upon the morals of its citizens.
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D.
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium is a collection of moral and philosophical letters by the Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger, offering practical guidance on ethics, virtue, and the good life.
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E.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
- 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 rhetorica et virtutibus Target entity description: De rhetorica et virtutibus is a Latin treatise on rhetoric and moral virtues by the Carolingian scholar Alcuin of York, composed as an instructional dialogue for the court of Charlemagne.
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A.
De vulgari eloquentia
De vulgari eloquentia is a Latin treatise by Dante Alighieri that analyzes and defends the use of vernacular language in literature and poetry.
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B.
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
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C.
Civium in moribus rei publicae salus
Civium in moribus rei publicae salus is the Latin motto of the University of Florida, expressing the idea that the welfare of the state depends upon the morals of its citizens.
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D.
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium is a collection of moral and philosophical letters by the Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger, offering practical guidance on ethics, virtue, and the good life.
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E.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin treatise
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didactic dialogue ⓘ medieval Latin work ⓘ rhetorical treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
early 9th century
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late 8th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carolingian court culture
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Charlemagne ⓘ |
| author | Alcuin of York ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Carolingian Empire
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surface form:
Frankish Empire
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| didacticMethod | question-and-answer dialogue ⓘ |
| educationalContext |
court school of Charlemagne
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surface form:
Carolingian court school
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| educationalPurpose |
instruction in moral virtues
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instruction in rhetoric ⓘ |
| focus |
art of speaking well
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cultivation of virtues in rulers ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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rhetoric ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian moral teaching
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classical Roman rhetoric ⓘ |
| intellectualContext | early medieval educational reforms ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Carolingian court
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surface form:
court of Charlemagne
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| intendedFunction |
shaping moral conduct of courtiers
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training royal advisers ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole |
pupil
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teacher ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
connection between wisdom and eloquence
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importance of virtue for political leadership ⓘ |
| partOf | Alcuin of York's pedagogical corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
ethical foundations of rhetoric
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relationship between eloquence and virtue ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Carolingian Empire ⓘ |
| subject |
moral virtues
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rhetoric ⓘ |
| tradition | scholastic rhetoric ⓘ |
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