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before the
conversion to Christianity,
thereafter usually historical and
encomiastic,
detailing the
deeds of the skald's patron. The
tradition continued into...
- the
title has been much debated; it has been
described as "a term of
encomiastic poetry" but
there is also
evidence that it
implied a
definite role of...
-
given to the
meaning of this word. It has been
described as a term "of
encomiastic poetry", but
there also is
evidence that it
implied a
definite role of...
-
undermining narrative juxtapositions as a way of
subverting seemingly encomiastic episodes.
Earlier scholars posited that the
imperial festivals are actually...
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spent lavishly at the cost of his citizens.
Whether one
reads the Gr****
encomiastic sources, or the
Latin and
oriental sources, the
impression is consistent...
- Jonson's most
extended effort at love poetry;
various religious pieces;
encomiastic poems including the poem to
Shakespeare and a
sonnet on Mary Wroth; the...
- been the
subject of much debate; it has been
described as a term "of
encomiastic poetry", but
there also is
evidence that it
implied a
definite role of...
-
Portuguese Poetry' (nrs. 9,11 and 12).
These writings were
strongly encomiastic to
saudosist literature,
namely the
poetry of
Teixeira de
Pascoaes and...
- unknown,
except for a
reference by an
unknown poet who
claimed in an
encomiastic poem of her that she
descended from the Aeneads. The
couple had several...
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native mores in
Lesotho and in
South Africa and a thoughtful, by no
means encomiastic,
appraisal of the
influence of
Christianity on
traditional marriage customs...
