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He speeds past death. In his speed is endless virility. As a lover he amazes flesh.
Women fall. He is like lightning in his gestures. His will pervades all matter. He
sees no boundaries. He tolerates no entanglements. Nothing must slow him ...
He speeds past death. In his speed is endless virility. As a lover he amazes flesh.
Women fall. He is like lightning in his gestures. His will pervades all matter. He
sees no boundaries. He tolerates no entanglements. Nothing must slow him ...
Page 139
in fear of death or castration from their father. That the brothers thus driven out of
the family banded together and murdered the father, making a feast of his body)
part of an Egyptian mummy cover. (And that in the childhood of each man lives a
...
in fear of death or castration from their father. That the brothers thus driven out of
the family banded together and murdered the father, making a feast of his body)
part of an Egyptian mummy cover. (And that in the childhood of each man lives a
...
Page 140
He says therefore that what we know as birth and death is a delusion. That we
think of birth as a coming into being and death as annihilation, but that nothing
can be created out of nothing, and that which is cannot perish utterly. There is no
...
He says therefore that what we know as birth and death is a delusion. That we
think of birth as a coming into being and death as annihilation, but that nothing
can be created out of nothing, and that which is cannot perish utterly. There is no
...
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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
Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictWritten in 1979 when the feminist movement was in full throttle, this became a popular work in women's studies curricula. The feminist movement has since changed course, but Griffin is still beating ... Read full review
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
land Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was Therefor Them | 56 |
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| Title | Woman and nature: the roaring inside her |
| Author | Susan Griffin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0060115114, 9780060115111 |
| Length | 263 pages |
| Subjects | › › Feminism Nature Poetry / American / General Sex role Social Science / Women's Studies Women |
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