The Homeric Centones And The Acts Of Pilate (1898)

by James Rendel Harris

Book Overview

The Homeric Centones and the Acts of Pilate is a scholarly work by James Rendel Harris, originally published in 1898. The book explores the ancient literary practice of cento-making, which involves stitching together lines or phrases from different works to create a new composition. Harris focuses specifically on centones made from Homer's epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, and on the Acts of Pilate, a text that purports to be a historical account...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1167040546
• ISBN13: 9781167040542
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"