Angelo Poliziano a former poor devil, an Hellenist with slippery clothes and scalcagnate shoes, which Lorenzo collected and of which he made his partner, tells the walk taken one day with his protector and his friends in the surroundings of Florence: until In San Miniato you sing and we think of <sacred questions>, not to forget that it is Time of Lent; Then we stop to drink some of tasty vinello, we read songs by Sant’Agostino and the day ends with music. What can be asked- King more?
Poliziano, Angelo, the latin name of his birthplace, Montepulciano, was the source of his nickname Poliziano, which he is most well known by today. Montepulciano was an Italian classical scholar and poet during the Florentine Renaissance. His research played a significant role in philological advancements as well as the departure of Renaissance (or Humanist) Latin from medieval standards.
Poliziano’s writings include commentary on classical writers and literature, an edition of Catullus’ poetry, and translations of sections of Homer’s Iliad. The wealthy and influential Medici family that controlled Florence took notice of him because of his classical studies. He tutored the Medici’s children before becoming a close friend and political confidant. La Giostra, one of his last poems, extolled his patrons.
