Public oratory has become a thing of the past—especially the art of praise. Instead, lies celebrate themselves. In contrast, Iso Camartin is a master of eulogy. Who is fortunate enough to be praised by Iso Camartin and to receive public recognition? Among the poets, storytellers, scholars, essayists, artists, and those honored in obituaries are Hilde Domin, Durs Grünbein, Adolf Muschg, Martin Walser, Urs Widmer, Octavio Paz, Peter von Matt, Roberto Calasso, and Wolf Lepenies, Peter Wapnewski, Franz Schuh, Nike Wagner, or Luc Bondy, Siegfried Unseld, Daniel Keel, and many others—a spectrum of intellect. The eulogy—distinct from legal speeches and political addresses—has a very long history and canonical writings on the art of rhetoric. The Greeks developed a true rhetoric of praise, beginning with Plato.