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 7
It is decided that geometrical optics holds the key to all understanding . boa , It is
said that the waters of the firmament separate the corporeal from the spiritual
creation . That the space above is infinite , indivisible , immutable , and is the ...
It is decided that geometrical optics holds the key to all understanding . boa , It is
said that the waters of the firmament separate the corporeal from the spiritual
creation . That the space above is infinite , indivisible , immutable , and is the ...
Page 121
And he sits alone in the darkness , until They come back to comfort him . The
anger run out of his body now , he lets Them hold him , lets Them rock him to
sleep , he feeling good now , feeling soft in Their arms , except that he holds on to
Them ...
And he sits alone in the darkness , until They come back to comfort him . The
anger run out of his body now , he lets Them hold him , lets Them rock him to
sleep , he feeling good now , feeling soft in Their arms , except that he holds on to
Them ...
Page 207
Her body holds . Her body has seized what had to be seized , what had to be
learned , her body is a fortress , her body is an old warrior , how she has fought
becomes clear , how she has known when to hold back becomes clear , how she
has ...
Her body holds . Her body has seized what had to be seized , what had to be
learned , her body is a fortress , her body is an old warrior , how she has fought
becomes clear , how she has known when to hold back becomes clear , how she
has ...
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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
PROLOGUE | 1 |
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 |
| Author | Susan Griffin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0060115114, 9780060115111 |
| Length | 263 pages |
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