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 71
She made her journeys to see me in the night , traveling the whole distance on
foot , after the performance of her day ' s work . She was a field hand , and a
whipping is the penalty of not being in the field at sunrise . . . . I do not recollect of
ever ...
She made her journeys to see me in the night , traveling the whole distance on
foot , after the performance of her day ' s work . She was a field hand , and a
whipping is the penalty of not being in the field at sunrise . . . . I do not recollect of
ever ...
Page 81
He dreams of her at night . He sees her sometimes in a fury of wildness , her
excitable frenzies pouring over his body in waves ; his head tossing becomes her
head , a silky black mane on the pillows , large nostrils flaring , the long neck
flailing ...
He dreams of her at night . He sees her sometimes in a fury of wildness , her
excitable frenzies pouring over his body in waves ; his head tossing becomes her
head , a silky black mane on the pillows , large nostrils flaring , the long neck
flailing ...
Page 200
Mo Mon Po pon mah bowl ma ba ba me mommy me seepy ba now bye bye now
baby now mommy now baby bankie bottie ca ca gah gr gr gr ma ma me my ma
ma sleepy baby me sleep night night me baby mommy go bye bye say bye bye ...
Mo Mon Po pon mah bowl ma ba ba me mommy me seepy ba now bye bye now
baby now mommy now baby bankie bottie ca ca gah gr gr gr ma ma me my ma
ma sleepy baby me sleep night night me baby mommy go bye bye say bye bye ...
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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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