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encomiastic

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Both 1 and 2 Maccabees are not analyses of an insurgency in the modern sense, but are encomiastic.
The revolt of the Maccabees by Doran, Robert / The National Interest
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.
Why does the Gospel of Mark begin as it does? by Guijarro, Santiago / Biblical Theology Bulletin
Like any wise client, these authors all find ways to make encomiastic gestures toward Cosimo.
The Accademia Fiorentina and the question of the language. The ... by Sherberg, Michael / Renaissance Quarterly
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