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'''''De viris illustribus''''' ("On Illustrious Men") is a collection of short [[Biography|biographies]], written in [[Latin language|Latin]], by the 14th century [[Italy|Italian]] author [[Francesco Petrarca]].
'''De viris illustribus''' ("On Illustrious Men") is an unfinished collection of short [[Biography|biographies]], written in [[Latin language|Latin]], by the 14th century [[Italy|Italian]] author [[Francesco Petrarca]]. The works were unfinished however he was famous enough for these and other works to receive two invitations to be crowned [[poet laureate]]. He received these invitations on exactly the same day, April 8, 1341, one being from the Paris University and the other from the Roman Senate. He accepted the Roman invitation.<ref name="Deviris1">[http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3540 Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374)]</ref>


It is composed of two books:
It is composed of two books:
* ''Liber I'' includes 24 moral biographies of heroes of Greek and Roman antiquity (much like [[Polybius]] [[The Histories (Polybius)|"The Histories"]] and [[Livy]]'s figures in his ''Lives'')
* ''Liber I'' includes 24 moral biographies of heroes of Greek and Roman antiquity (much like [[Polybius]] [[The Histories (Polybius)|"The Histories"]] and [[Livy]]'s figures in his ''Lives'').<ref name="Deviris1"/>


* ''Liber II'' includes 12 moral biographies of Biblical and mythical figures (much like that found in Hebrew Bible, Greek mythology, Islamic prophets)
* ''Liber II'' includes 12 moral biographies of Biblical and mythical figures (much like that found in Hebrew Bible, Greek mythology, Islamic prophets).<ref name="Deviris1"/>


There is as yet no [[English language|English]] translation, however [[Harvard University]] has it under contract to appear in the [[I Tatti Renaissance Library]] sometime in 2007. <!-- per e-mail from Jennifer Snodgrass; Editor for Reference and Special Projects; Harvard University Press; 13 Dec 2006 -->
There is as yet no [[English language|English]] translation, however [[Harvard University]] has it under contract to appear in the [[I Tatti Renaissance Library]] sometime in 2007. <!-- per e-mail from Jennifer Snodgrass; Editor for Reference and Special Projects; Harvard University Press; 13 Dec 2006 -->


==Liber I==
==Liber I==
These are the subjects of Petrarch's 24 biographies starting with Romulus, the [[Roman mythology|mythological]] founder of [[Rome]]. Most of these are mentioned in Petrarch's [[epic poetry|epic poem]] ''[[Africa (Petrarch)|Africa]]'', for which he received the crown of [[poet laureate]] in 1341. Petrarch was the first to be given this title in about 1000 years from the time of [[Theodosius I]]. Jerome also has a listing [[Jerome's De Viris Illustribus|On Illustrious Men]].
These are the subjects of Petrarch's 24 biographies starting with Romulus, the [[Roman mythology|mythological]] founder of [[Rome]]..<ref name="Deviris1"/> Most of these are mentioned in Petrarch's [[epic poetry|epic poem]] ''[[Africa (Petrarch)|Africa]]'', for which he received the crown of [[poet laureate]] in 1341. Petrarch was the first to be given this title in about 1000 years from the time of [[Theodosius I]]. Jerome also has a listing [[Jerome's De Viris Illustribus|On Illustrious Men]].


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! Subjects of ''De Viris Illustribus'' appearing in ''Africa''
! Subjects of ''De Viris Illustribus'' appearing in ''Africa''<ref name="Deviris1"/>
! Subjects of ''De Viris Illustribus'' - Page references in ''Africa''<ref>Petrarch's ''[[Africa (Petrarch)|Africa]]'' translated in English by T.G. Bergin and A.S. Wilson 1977; New Haven and London, Yale University Press; ISBN 0-300-02062-7</ref>
! Subjects of ''De Viris Illustribus'' - Page references in ''Africa''<ref>Petrarch's ''[[Africa (Petrarch)|Africa]]'' translated in English by T.G. Bergin and A.S. Wilson 1977; New Haven and London, Yale University Press; ISBN 0-300-02062-7</ref>
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==Liber II==
==Liber II==
These are the subjects of Petrarch's 12 biographies starting with the first person of the Bible. Petrarch influenced [[Giovanni Boccaccio]] ''Lives'' [[On Famous Women]] of 106 biographies which starts with the first woman of the Bible. Below is the first person of the Bible and above in Liber I is the first mythical figures that started Rome.
These are the subjects of Petrarch's 12 biographies starting with the first person of the Bible. Petrarch influenced [[Giovanni Boccaccio]] ''Lives'' [[On Famous Women]] of 106 biographies which starts with the first woman of the Bible. Below is the first person of the Bible and above in Liber I is the first mythical figures that started Rome.<ref name="Deviris1"/>
*[[Adam (Bible)|Adam]]
*[[Adam (Bible)|Adam]]
*[[Noah]]
*[[Noah]]

Revision as of 15:01, 3 January 2009

Petrarch

De viris illustribus ("On Illustrious Men") is an unfinished collection of short biographies, written in Latin, by the 14th century Italian author Francesco Petrarca. The works were unfinished however he was famous enough for these and other works to receive two invitations to be crowned poet laureate. He received these invitations on exactly the same day, April 8, 1341, one being from the Paris University and the other from the Roman Senate. He accepted the Roman invitation.[1]

It is composed of two books:

  • Liber II includes 12 moral biographies of Biblical and mythical figures (much like that found in Hebrew Bible, Greek mythology, Islamic prophets).[1]

There is as yet no English translation, however Harvard University has it under contract to appear in the I Tatti Renaissance Library sometime in 2007.

Liber I

These are the subjects of Petrarch's 24 biographies starting with Romulus, the mythological founder of Rome..[1] Most of these are mentioned in Petrarch's epic poem Africa, for which he received the crown of poet laureate in 1341. Petrarch was the first to be given this title in about 1000 years from the time of Theodosius I. Jerome also has a listing On Illustrious Men.

Subjects of De Viris Illustribus appearing in Africa[1] Subjects of De Viris Illustribus - Page references in Africa[2]
Romulus 19, 20, 80, 116, 144, 232, 253, 270
Numa Pompilius 244
Tullus Hostilius 245
Ancus Marcius 245
Lucius Junius Brutus 66, 67, 68, 254, 269
Horatius Cocles 214, 269
Cincinnatus 253
Marcus Furius Camillus 213, 246, 247, 259
Titus Manlius Torquatus 248
Marcus Valerius Corvus 253
Publius Decius Mus 253
Lucius Papirius Cursor 253
Curius Dentatus 253
Gaius Fabricius Luscinus 253, 270
Alexander III of Macedon 27, 185, 187, 252, 266, 267, 271
Pyrrhus of Epirus 152, 185, 190, 253, 264
Hannibal of Carthage 123-129, 131-134, 142-145, 149-154
Fabius Maximus Cunctator ("the Delayer") 14, 15, 144, 217, 244, 255, 263
Marcus Claudius Marcellus 14, 130, 147, 244, 253, 261
Gaius Claudius Nero 200-204, 246, 260, 268
Marcus Livius Salinator 135
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus 134-138, 163-164, 182, 189, 204
Cato the Elder 28, 59, 246, 253
Scipio Aemilianus Africanus 204, 246, 249, 269

Liber II

These are the subjects of Petrarch's 12 biographies starting with the first person of the Bible. Petrarch influenced Giovanni Boccaccio Lives On Famous Women of 106 biographies which starts with the first woman of the Bible. Below is the first person of the Bible and above in Liber I is the first mythical figures that started Rome.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374)
  2. ^ Petrarch's Africa translated in English by T.G. Bergin and A.S. Wilson 1977; New Haven and London, Yale University Press; ISBN 0-300-02062-7

References

  • The Histories (Polybius)
  • The Histories of Herodotus
  • Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
  • The Histories or The Rise of the Roman Empire by Polybius:
  • Preface to Petrarch's de Viris Illustribus by JSTOR
  • The Petrarchan Grotto
  • Works by Livy at Project Gutenberg that have subjects of Liber I are here
  • Original displays of Petrarch's works at Cornell University Library Exhibition.
  • Francesco Petrarch and Laura deNoves.
  • The Catholic Encyclopedia, Published 1910 in New York by Robert Appleton Company.
  • Made possible by support from the National Italian American Foundation Petrarch at 700.
  • Polybius,  Histories of Lives, Evelyn S. Shuckburgh (translator), London - New York, (1889)
  • Both Liber I and Liber II of Petrarch's De Viris Illustribus in Latin only is located at Bibliotecaitaliana.
  • Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Logbasis", Boston, (1867)
  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • The New Testament has 27 books and the Old Testament has 39 books for a total of 66 books known as the Christian Bible.
  • Petrarch in Print display at the University of Pennsylvania Library of De Viris illustribus translated into Italian by Donato degli Albanazi.
  • Francis Petrarch Six Centuries Later: A Symposium. Studies in Romance Languages at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Petrarch: The German Connection
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