Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her"A West Coast feminist and poet draws from myth, legend, history, religion, sociology, science, and other sources to trace the evolution of attitudes toward and perceptions of women and nature."--Goodreads website. |
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Page 113
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON , Journal , August 11 , 1821 For weeks upon weeks he observed the habits of this bird . He could create in his mind the posture of the animal as it perched on the highest limb of a magnolia tree .
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON , Journal , August 11 , 1821 For weeks upon weeks he observed the habits of this bird . He could create in his mind the posture of the animal as it perched on the highest limb of a magnolia tree .
Page 226
... this bird , except , she thought , as she breathes in the air this bird flies through , except , she thought ... as we are made from this earth , she said , and the sunlight in the grass enters the body of the bird , enters us ...
... this bird , except , she thought , as she breathes in the air this bird flies through , except , she thought ... as we are made from this earth , she said , and the sunlight in the grass enters the body of the bird , enters us ...
Page 227
And she wrote , when I let this bird fly to her own purpose , when this bird flies in the path of his own will , the light from this bird enters my body , and when I see the beautiful arc of her flight , I love this bird , when I see ...
And she wrote , when I let this bird fly to her own purpose , when this bird flies in the path of his own will , the light from this bird enters my body , and when I see the beautiful arc of her flight , I love this bird , when I see ...
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User Review - bness2 - LibraryThingI realize this is considered a classic in feminist literature, but it is not anything like what I was expecting and I found Griffin's stream of consciousness style to be very distracting. This is not ... Read full review
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Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her Harper colophon books |
| Author | Susan Griffin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0060115114, 9780060115111 |
| Length | 263 pages |
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