Commentaries
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Commentaries is the autobiographical work of Pope Pius II, offering a detailed humanist account of his life, papacy, and the political and religious events of 15th-century Europe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commentaries canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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Renaissance humanist text ⓘ autobiographical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Commentaries of Pius II
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Commentarii ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Pope Pius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNameAtBirth | Enea Silvio Piccolomini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Renaissance court culture
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church councils ⓘ curial politics ⓘ humanist intellectual circles ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
administration of the Papal States
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attempts to organize a crusade ⓘ diplomatic missions of Enea Silvio Piccolomini ⓘ election of Pius II as pope ⓘ papal relations with European princes ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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historical narrative ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple books ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
important source for 15th-century European diplomacy
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important source for Renaissance humanism ⓘ primary source for the pontificate of Pius II ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
classical historiography
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humanist Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
15th-century Catholic Church
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15th-century European politics ⓘ Council of Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman expansion in Europe ⓘ crusade plans against the Ottomans ⓘ life of Pope Pius II ⓘ papacy of Pius II NERFINISHED ⓘ relations between papacy and secular rulers ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of autobiography and political history
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humanist rhetorical style ⓘ self-portrait of a Renaissance pope ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Rome
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Siena NERFINISHED ⓘ imperial court of Frederick III NERFINISHED ⓘ various Italian courts ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
15th century
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pontificate of Pius II (1458–1464) ⓘ |
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