Ausonius Cento Nuptialis
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Ausonius

Cento Nuptialis

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A cento — a poem composed entirely from lines of Virgil, rearranged to describe a wedding night. Ausonius apologises for the obscenity while clearly enjoying every line of it.

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    Book 1

    A section of Ausonius' cento nuptialis — a wedding poem constructed entirely from lines and half-lines of Virgil, rearranged into a new and often risqué narrative.

    4 lines
  • CENA NUPTIALIS

    A section of Ausonius' cento nuptialis — a wedding poem constructed entirely from lines and half-lines of Virgil, rearranged into a new and often risqué narrative.

    21 lines
  • DESCRIPTIO EGREDIENTIS SPONSAE

    A section of Ausonius' cento nuptialis — a wedding poem constructed entirely from lines and half-lines of Virgil, rearranged into a new and often risqué narrative.

    13 lines
  • DESCRIPTIO EGREDIENTIS SPONSI

    A section of Ausonius' cento nuptialis — a wedding poem constructed entirely from lines and half-lines of Virgil, rearranged into a new and often risqué narrative.

    11 lines
  • OBLATIO MUNERUM

    A section of Ausonius' cento nuptialis — a wedding poem constructed entirely from lines and half-lines of Virgil, rearranged into a new and often risqué narrative.

    10 lines
  • EPITHALAMIUM UTRIQUE

    A section of Ausonius' cento nuptialis — a wedding poem constructed entirely from lines and half-lines of Virgil, rearranged into a new and often risqué narrative.

    13 lines
  • INGRESSUS IN CUBICULUM

    A section of Ausonius' cento nuptialis — a wedding poem constructed entirely from lines and half-lines of Virgil, rearranged into a new and often risqué narrative.

    21 lines
  • Imminutio

    A section of Ausonius' cento nuptialis — a wedding poem constructed entirely from lines and half-lines of Virgil, rearranged into a new and often risqué narrative.

    2 lines
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