Panegyric

A Panegyric is a formal public speech delivered in high praise of a person or thing, a generally highly studied and discriminating eulogy, not expected to be critical. It is derived from Greek meaning a speech "fit for a general assembly" (panegyris). In Athens such speeches were delivered at national festivals or games, with the object of rousing the citizens to emulate the glorious deeds of their ancestors.

Further reading

• James J. O'Donnell, 1979. Cassiodorus (Berkeley: University of California Press)