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Poetic Genres—The Cento: Theory(868 words)
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Deneire, Tom, “Poetic Genres—The Cento: Theory”, in: Brill’s Encyclopaedia of the Neo-Latin World, General Editor Craig Kallendorf. Consulted online on 22 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004271296_enlo_B9789004271029_0106>
First published online: 2014
First print edition: ISBN:9789004265721
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