Golden Bough
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In these dramas, The Golden Bough turns gothic.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2017
Inspired by the vegetation ceremonies described in Sir James Frazer's Golden Bough, Eliot paints a sweeping portrait of the European zeitgeist, and that of London in particular after the first world war.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2012
Ms. Stuart acted at the Golden Bough Theater and wrote for a weekly newspaper.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2010
Half a century ago in The Golden Bough, Anthropologist Sir James Frazer discerned "a solid layer of savagery beneath the surface of society, unaffected by the superficial changes of religion and culture."
From Time Magazine Archive
These baskets are the well-known Gardens of Adonis fully described in The Golden Bough.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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