Guido delle Colonne's Historia destructionis Troiae
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Guido delle Colonne's Historia destructionis Troiae is a 13th-century Latin prose retelling of the Trojan War that became one of medieval Europe's most influential sources on the legend of Troy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Historia Destructionis Troiae | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical romance
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medieval Latin prose work ⓘ retelling of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Historia de excidio Troiae
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History of the Destruction of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | learned medieval readers ⓘ |
| author | Guido delle Colonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Benoît de Sainte-Maure's Roman de Troie
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Roman de Troie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| circulation | widely copied in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| claimsToBeBasedOn |
eyewitness accounts of Dares Phrygius
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eyewitness accounts of Dictys Cretensis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1287 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Greek heroes of the Trojan War
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Trojan heroes of the Trojan War ⓘ love story of Troilus and Briseida ⓘ siege of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historiographical narrative
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medieval romance ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| historicalReception | considered an authoritative history of Troy in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Geoffrey Chaucer
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John Lydgate NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance treatments of Troy ⓘ Troy Book tradition in England ⓘ late medieval European literature ⓘ medieval Troy narratives ⓘ |
| influenceRegion |
England
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | medieval Trojan matter ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Fall of Troy
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Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | preserved in numerous medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | pseudo-historical account ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Messina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor | medieval understanding of Trojan history ⓘ |
| structure | prose chronicle ⓘ |
| style |
moralizing tone
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rhetorical Latin prose ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
modern philological studies
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translations into various vernacular languages ⓘ |
| title | Historia destructionis Troiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Historia Destructionis Troiae