Castelvetro

[ kas-tl-ve-troh; Italian kah-stel-ve-traw ]

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noun

Lo·do·vi·co [loh-d, uh, -, vee, -koh, law-daw-, vee, -kaw], 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.

This view of Castelvetro, who was remarkable for his independence of Aristotle, was fairly common in France.

Castelvetro has blamed Ariosto for building on the foundations of Boiardo.

This punctilious cavil is very characteristic of Castelvetro.

After undergoing some preliminary examinations, Castelvetro became persuaded that his life was in peril.

Valentino and Castelvetro, not answering the citation, were excommunicated.

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