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Recent Examples of bestiary
The one-eyed humans and Sciopods with umbrella feet, the whole exotic bestiary.
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Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
For the house’s third collaboration with the artists, Viard wanted Veilhan to recreate the apartment’s bestiary.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
Designer Virginie Viard collaborated with contemporary artist Xavier Veilhan who used a bestiary in house founder Coco Chanel’s apartment as a creative springboard for the carnival-like spring decor.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 24 Jan. 2023
Penned in the 12th century, the Aberdeen Bestiary’s entry for beavers exhibits the classic medieval bestiary components of observation, imagination and allegory.
—Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2013
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Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
For the house’s third collaboration with the artists, Viard wanted Veilhan to recreate the apartment’s bestiary.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
Designer Virginie Viard collaborated with contemporary artist Xavier Veilhan who used a bestiary in house founder Coco Chanel’s apartment as a creative springboard for the carnival-like spring decor.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 24 Jan. 2023
Penned in the 12th century, the Aberdeen Bestiary’s entry for beavers exhibits the classic medieval bestiary components of observation, imagination and allegory.
—Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestiary
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The old transmissibility of truth presented in holy doctrine, tradition, parables, had decayed into near silence.Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
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Elegant and spare, this is an environmental parable that doesn’t hammer away at its message.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
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In the comment section for the film, on YouTube (where it has been watched by more than nine million people), someone noted the obvious allegory: a quesito without cheese; a Puerto Rico without Puerto Ricans.Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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From the onset of Schauffele’s relationship with golf, motivational allegories and philosophical adages were fed into his psyche.Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Some will read Schlink’s latest as an inspiring fable of intergenerational unity and redemption.Randy Boyagoda, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Born in 1906 in the strongly Catholic, conservative Veneto region, to a haut-bourgeois family with aristocratic ancestors on both sides, Buzzati started writing dreamlike fables in the Thirties, when Bontempelli’s magic realism helped shape the scene.Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The South Asian American ethnic sub-genre also stands out for its take on family relations, which contrast with the typical narratives about heroines who fly the nest and learn to live independently.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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These critics attempt to recreate the history, purpose, and thoughtful implementation strategy and create a false narrative to weaken them.Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Bestiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestiary. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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