Sentence examples for create a myth of from inspiring English sources

All cultures create a myth of themselves.

He used themes of antiquity and myths of the past to create a myth of the future.

All this helped to create a myth of English uniqueness, not to say of unique English virtue.

They saw in his work for Germany an achieved parallel to their own desire to create a myth of national identity for Catalonia.

It is easy, particularly when high-profile rape cases (including Assange's) are in the news, to conflate flirtation and sexual aggression and create a myth of villains and victims, but it helps no one, least of all women.

Put simply, the writings of Ingraham and Chandler were part of a much larger project to create a myth of an imagined past in literature – a myth that dominated Southern life for much of the 20th century and even retains some hold on the American imagination today.

Was that something that you were trying to do, to create a myth out of reality?

It also feels like the story is trying to create a myth out of "fifth Beatle" Sutcliffe, in that buying into the mythology surrounding John Lennon, the audience gets two tortured artists for the price of one.

Chip Berlet, a senior analyst with Political Research Associates, which studies unorthodox political groups, called Mr. Newman "a master at creating a myth of importance".

By accusing the German postwar society and its literature, Sebald might have felt that he could never be accused of creating a myth of German victimhood.

"Proponents of same-sex marriage have created a myth of inevitability, and folks in the polling world have used language that has often helped them," said Brian S. Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage.