Laurent de Premierfait’s French De casibus translation
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Laurent de Premierfait’s French De casibus translation is a widely influential early 15th-century French rendition of Boccaccio’s Latin moral tales about the falls of famous figures, which helped transmit and adapt this humanist work for later European audiences.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French prose work
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adaptation of classical literature ⓘ literary translation ⓘ |
| adaptationType | vernacularization of Latin humanist text ⓘ |
| audience | courtly and learned French readers ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceText | Giovanni Boccaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Giovanni Boccaccio’s De casibus virorum illustrium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in 15th-century France ⓘ |
| contains |
moralizing commentary on fortune and virtue
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narratives of classical and biblical figures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
helped transmit Boccaccio’s moral historiography in Europe
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mediated Italian humanism to French culture ⓘ |
| date | early 15th century ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| function |
mirror for princes
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moral exemplum collection ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical exempla
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didactic literature ⓘ moral tales ⓘ |
| historicalContext | produced in the context of growing vernacular humanism in France ⓘ |
| influenced |
later European adaptations of De casibus narratives
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later French moral and historical literature ⓘ reception of Boccaccio in France ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | to warn powerful individuals against pride and vice ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | collection of exempla narratives ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence |
contributed to the French tradition of exempla for rulers
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contributed to the development of French prose historiography ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
early Renaissance
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late medieval period ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | De casibus tragedy tradition ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
falls of famous figures
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instability of fortune ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ |
| moralPerspective | Christian moral framework applied to classical history ⓘ |
| movement | early Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide moral and political exempla
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to render Boccaccio’s Latin work accessible to French readers ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Latin De casibus virorum illustrium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | lives and downfalls of illustrious men and women ⓘ |
| translationDirection | Latin-to-French ⓘ |
| translator | Laurent de Premierfait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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