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 74
We cannot procreate our own kind together ; nature did not create us : we were
bred for domestic labor . Though we work hard , our very name signifies
obstinacy and stupidity . Yet that is the very nature of our work , obstinate and
stupid .
We cannot procreate our own kind together ; nature did not create us : we were
bred for domestic labor . Though we work hard , our very name signifies
obstinacy and stupidity . Yet that is the very nature of our work , obstinate and
stupid .
Page 102
We were told that Zeus swallowed Metis whole Her labor that from his belly
disappearing she gave him advice . Her labor not counted in his production . We
are the empty vessel , the background , the body . His name given to her labor .
We were told that Zeus swallowed Metis whole Her labor that from his belly
disappearing she gave him advice . Her labor not counted in his production . We
are the empty vessel , the background , the body . His name given to her labor .
Page 198
She lay alone in labor . And no one looked into her eyes . No one responded to
the questioning of her murmurs . We said our hands themselves responded . We
said it was so clear to us where and how to touch her . We said that to hold back ...
She lay alone in labor . And no one looked into her eyes . No one responded to
the questioning of her murmurs . We said our hands themselves responded . We
said it was so clear to us where and how to touch her . We said that to hold back ...
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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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