Politian

American  

[poh-lish-uhn] / poʊˈlɪʃ ən /

noun

1. Angelo Poliziano, 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.

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Politian British  

/ pəʊˈlɪʃən, pɒ- /

noun

1. Italian name Angelo Polliziano; original name Angelo Ambrogini. 1454–94, Florentine humanist and poet

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Politian

That moment had come to Politian: the secretary had put forth his soft head from the official shell, and the terrible lurking crab was down upon him.

From Romola by George Eliot

The difference of opinion between Clarice dei Orsini, the wife of Lorenzo, and Politian as regards the teaching of religion to her children, in which she came off victor, is well known.

From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh

The best known among them are Landino and Ficino, both of whom had been Lorenzo's tutors, Pico della Mirandola and Politian.

From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh

The scenes from Politian are done with clear, sharp strokes; the power is rather metaphysical than dramatic.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Margaret Fuller

He then put forth proposals for publishing by subscription the poems of Politian, with notes containing a history of modern Latin verse; but subscriptions did not come in and the volume never appeared.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne