Cento (poetry)

For other uses, see cento (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with canto.

A cento is a poetical work wholly composed of verses or passages taken from other authors, especially the Greek poet Homer and the Roman poet Virgil, disposed in a new form or order.[1]

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cento (composition)" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.