The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific NorthwestThis lively and perceptive look at the literature of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest explores the dynamics of the cross-border region using resonant quotations, poetry, song lyrics, and art to demonstrate and enhance Laurie Ricou's critical readings and ideas. |
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Page 126
... the poets whose subject is work ( the balladeers are more likely to include , or emphasize loggers ' play and relax- ation ) , and whose theme is almost invariably the physical violence and danger of logging ( not the romantic heroism ...
... the poets whose subject is work ( the balladeers are more likely to include , or emphasize loggers ' play and relax- ation ) , and whose theme is almost invariably the physical violence and danger of logging ( not the romantic heroism ...
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Reading the Pacific Northwest Laurence Ricou. His emphasis is on variations of story - the story common to all workers . Though he knows logging jargon , he makes a literary decision not to draw attention to it : thus extending the ...
Reading the Pacific Northwest Laurence Ricou. His emphasis is on variations of story - the story common to all workers . Though he knows logging jargon , he makes a literary decision not to draw attention to it : thus extending the ...
Page 128
... is also an aesthetic vehicle tests the resonances and metaphorical potential of the language . This process is , I think , just emerging in the poetry ... work lingo , most mem- orably when he hears " The Last Handfallers " : They have ...
... is also an aesthetic vehicle tests the resonances and metaphorical potential of the language . This process is , I think , just emerging in the poetry ... work lingo , most mem- orably when he hears " The Last Handfallers " : They have ...
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