A literary work pieced together from the works of several authors.
[Latin centō, patchwork.]
cento
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n., pl., -tos.
A literary work pieced together from the works of several authors.
A literary work pieced together from the works of several authors.
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noun
A literary work, especially a poem, composed of parts taken from works of other authors.
Etymology
From Latin cento (patchwork).
"(John) Ashbery includes in Wakefulness one poem explicitly produced by collage, though not from his own writing, the cento `The Dong with the Luminous Nose.'" — Vernon Shetley; The New York School of Poetry; Raritan (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Spring 1999.
"Bernadette Mayer: I think poets are honored to be plagiarized. I know I am. There's a form called a cento, which is a poem made up entirely of lines from poems by other authors. Again, I see this as a way to share language and ideas, not necessarily a sneaky method to claim someone else's ideas as your own." — Daniel Kane; The Live Poet's Society; Ms (New York); Jun/Jul 2001.
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(Community ENTerprise OS) A Linux distribution that is built from the same open source modules in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which is a commercial product. Since Linux is open source, the OS can be copied and distributed without infringing on any distributor's rights as long as any proprietary software of that distributor, such as an installation program, is not copied with it. For more information, visit www.centos.org. See Linux.
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‘Patchwork’: a literary or musical work made up of examples from different authors or pre-existing works. Musical examples include the Quodlibet and its parallel types. It can also refer to a melody pieced together from pre-existing chant formulae; see Centonization.
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Poetry made up of lines borrowed from a combination of established authors, usually resulting in a change in meaning and a humorous effect.
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For other uses, see Cento (disambiguation).
| Cento | |||
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| Comune di Cento | |||
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| Coordinates: 44°44′N 11°17′E / 44.733°N 11.283°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Emilia-Romagna | ||
| Province | Ferrara (FE) | ||
| Frazioni | Alberone, Buonacompra, Casumaro, Corporeno, Molino Albergati, Pilastrello, Renazzo, Reno Centese, XII Morelli | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Flavio Tuzet (since June 2006) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 64 km2 (24.7 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||
| Population (31 December 2008) | |||
| - Total | 34,585 | ||
| - Density | 540.4/km2 (1,399.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Demonym | Centesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 44042 | ||
| Dialing code | 051 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Blaise Bishop and Martyr | ||
| Saint day | February 3 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Cento is a city and comune in the province of Ferrara, part of the region Emilia-Romagna (northern Italy).
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History
The name Cento is a reference to the centuriation of the Po Valley. Cento's growth from its origin as a little fishing village in the marshes to an established farming town took place in the first few centuries in the second millennium.
The Bishop of Bologna and the Abbot of Nonantola established the Partecipanza Agraria, an institution in which land would perpetually be redistributed every twenty years among the male heirs of the families who constituted the initial core of the community in the 12th century.[1]
In 1502 Pope Alexander VI took it away from the dominion of the Bishop of Bologna and made it part of the dowry of his daughter Lucrezia Borgia, betrothed to Duke Alfonso I d'Este and was later returned to the Papal States in 1598.
Main sights
- Palazzo del Monte di Pietà (18th century), housing the Civic Gallery. It has paintings by the local artist Guercino. The latter's works can be seen also in the Basilica Collegiata San Biagio, Santa Maria dei Servi, the church of the Rosary, also designed by him, and, in the frazione of Corporeno, the 14th century church of San Giorgio.
- The Rocca (Castle), a massive square building with square towers. Built in 1378 by the bishop of Bologna, it was enlarged by Giulio della Rovere, the future pope Julius II, in 1460.
- Palazzo del Governatore (Governor's Palace, 1502). It is home to the Galleria di Arte Moderna Aroldo Bonzagni.
- Porta Pieve (14th century), the sole gate survived of the four once existing.
Culture
Cento is the European's city of Carnival and it is twinned with Rio carnival.
Twin towns
Maratea, Italy
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Vicente Lopez, Argentina
Notes
External links
- Official website (Italian) (German) (English)
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