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panegyricEulogistic oration or laudatory discourse. The panegyric originally was a speech delivered at an ancient Greek general assembly (panegyris), such as the Olympic and Panathenaic festivals. Speakers frequently advocated Hellenic unity by expounding on the former glories of Greek cities; hence the elaborate and flowery connotations of the term. Later Roman speakers praised and flattered eminent persons, especially emperors, in panegyrics. The form was also used in the European Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque era. panegyric a formal public commendation; eulogy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Both 1 and 2 Maccabees are not analyses of an insurgency in the modern sense, but are encomiastic. To understand why the "lives" began this way, it is important to remember that "lives" were encomiastic narratives, a peculiar literary genre somewhere between the diegesis and the enkomion. Like any wise client, these authors all find ways to make encomiastic gestures toward Cosimo. |
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