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 61
... the leaves turn if they turn , and their odor and the bark smell too , and in the
southern highlands of the Blue Ridge Mountains we remember Scarlet and Black
Oaks , we remember Cherry , we remember Beech and Birch Beech , and Holly .
... the leaves turn if they turn , and their odor and the bark smell too , and in the
southern highlands of the Blue Ridge Mountains we remember Scarlet and Black
Oaks , we remember Cherry , we remember Beech and Birch Beech , and Holly .
Page 72
With our large brown eyes and our soft fur there was once something called
beauty we were part of . It is this we remember when we bellow . When we stand
still and gaze at you . Our noses were wet , we know that , we know we once
nuzzled ...
With our large brown eyes and our soft fur there was once something called
beauty we were part of . It is this we remember when we bellow . When we stand
still and gaze at you . Our noses were wet , we know that , we know we once
nuzzled ...
Page 133
We hear that “ they ” are somewhere ( do you remember the name of the state ? )
manufacturing it . We don ' t know how it is made . We think the substance
uranium is used . We know it is radioactive . We have seen the photographs of
babies ...
We hear that “ they ” are somewhere ( do you remember the name of the state ? )
manufacturing it . We don ' t know how it is made . We think the substance
uranium is used . We know it is radioactive . We have seen the photographs of
babies ...
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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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