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
His creatures are not symbols or branches snatched from The Golden Bough.
From Time Magazine Archive
The counterspell took the form of a bronze image of the serpent-demon; see Frazer, Golden Bough, ii.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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