Cenci

[ chen-chee ]

/ ˈtʃɛn tʃi /

Be·a·tri·ce

[be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/,1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.

Definition for cenci (2 of 2)

Cenci, The

[ chen-chee ]

/ ˈtʃɛn tʃi /

a verse tragedy (1819) by Shelley.

The Cenci have become extinct in the male line and the name is carried on by a distant branch as Cenci-Bolognetti.

Rome |Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
In Cenciaja Mr. Browning throws light on the tragic events of the Cenci story.

The Browning Cyclopdia |Edward Berdoe
"It is the finest thing since the portrait of the Cenci," said the noble patron.

Lothair |Benjamin Disraeli
I have read that which concerns the Cenci in it, and think Leigh Hunt's reflections on the story and tragedy very good.

Records of a Girlhood |Frances Ann Kemble

Passing to The Cenci, we change at once the moral and artistic atmosphere.

Shelley |John Addington Symonds