Sentences with phrase «apocryphal tales of»
A careful examination of these images shows clearly and convincingly that medieval artists were not only familiar with the stories of the canonical Gospels, but also with many noncanonical apocryphal tales of Jesus.
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Narayen's turn of phrase is hardly original — since at least the 1990s, corporate bosses have been referencing apocryphal tales of military commanders in hostile territory motivating their troops to conquer or be killed by destroying their ride home.
Naturally the makers can not resist the apocryphal tale of Raleigh putting his cloak in the mud before the Queen, saying, «A puddle was in the way, your majesty.»
Bringing to mind the apocryphal tale of Ernest Hemingway's shortest story ever — «For sale: grown actor's jock strap, worn a lot» — a new prop auction has opened up, allowing Dirty Grandpa superfans to take their picks of the movie's memorabilia.
recalls the apocryphal tale of Hawks offering to Hemingway that he make a film of his worst novel.
Over the years I've written about personal finance, the apocryphal tale of the Mexican fisherman is the story that most resonates with me.
The apocryphal tale of his boyhood discovery of secret caves makes perfect sense when you play the original Zelda.
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The tale of his crossing over into the dreamer society may be apocryphal.
Apocryphal tales have long been a source of inspiration for writer / director Nicolas Winding Refn, Denmark's very own Prince of Darkness.
Morris's ebullience permeates the tale (possibly apocryphal) of his assurance to Hamilton that the great Washington was not so austere as often thought.
There is a tale, perhaps apocryphal, of a posse of wealthy collectors turning up, only to find that as they waited the artist had sneaked up behind them and urinated down the backs of their coats.
One is reminded of the apocryphal tale about Bertrand Russell, who, when giving a talk on astronomy, was challenged by an elderly woman who insisted the world was in fact a flat plate, resting on the back of an enormous turtle.