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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Example Sentences

No writer perhaps of the fifteenth century, except Politian, can aspire at present even to the second class, in a just marshalling of literary reputation.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

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 Fuller, Margaret

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 Walsh, James J.

Alessandra Scala and Cassandra Fedele, for instance, were among the most learned correspondents of Politian and were looked upon as ladies with whom deep questions of scholarship might be discussed seriously.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.