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 xv
The fact that man does not consider himself a part of nature , but indeed
considers himself superior to matter , seemed to me to gain significance when
placed against man's attitude that woman is both inferior to him and closer to
nature .
The fact that man does not consider himself a part of nature , but indeed
considers himself superior to matter , seemed to me to gain significance when
placed against man's attitude that woman is both inferior to him and closer to
nature .
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this will is a will to live and infects all natural forms , from the growth of plants to
the drive for mating , and the hunger for food in animals and man . Yes , nature is
merciless and insatiable , it is said , red in tooth and claw , it is written . ( And it is
...
this will is a will to live and infects all natural forms , from the growth of plants to
the drive for mating , and the hunger for food in animals and man . Yes , nature is
merciless and insatiable , it is said , red in tooth and claw , it is written . ( And it is
...
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And it is postulated that each organism is a product of a struggle for existence
among the molecules . That the human body is a product of warfare among its
parts . Woman is “ a milk - white lamb that bleats / For man's protection , ” it is
sung .
And it is postulated that each organism is a product of a struggle for existence
among the molecules . That the human body is a product of warfare among its
parts . Woman is “ a milk - white lamb that bleats / For man's protection , ” it is
sung .
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Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for 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 |
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