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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... defined by landscape " ( 216 ) . As arguable as these propositions are ( and both studies are more alert to differences than these single sentences imply ) , they define the paradoxical positions that confound the bina- tional region ...
... defined by landscape " ( 216 ) . As arguable as these propositions are ( and both studies are more alert to differences than these single sentences imply ) , they define the paradoxical positions that confound the bina- tional region ...
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... define a place in salmon . The migration of the Pacific salmon marks the limits of an eco - region . " The secret of life ... defined primarily by story : they are dynamic and unstable , inflected with the personal . The impetus behind ...
... define a place in salmon . The migration of the Pacific salmon marks the limits of an eco - region . " The secret of life ... defined primarily by story : they are dynamic and unstable , inflected with the personal . The impetus behind ...
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... defines a region , distinct and with different resonances from that defined by homogeneous land mass , or geographical boundaries , or politi- cal borders . The salmon returns ( with the exception of a very small percentage of strays ) ...
... defines a region , distinct and with different resonances from that defined by homogeneous land mass , or geographical boundaries , or politi- cal borders . The salmon returns ( with the exception of a very small percentage of strays ) ...
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Afterfile Anthology arbutus arbutus/madrone Asian BC Studies berries blue heron border boundary Bringhurst British Columbia Canada Canadian Literature Cascadia cedar Chinook colour cross-border culture David David James Duncan David Wagoner ecological edge Emily Carr Erks Essays Excerpt fiction File fish Folklore forest Grainger green Hodgins Hodgins's imagine Indian intertidal Jack Jack Hodgins Japanese Keeble Keeble's Ken Kesey Kesey Collection Kesey's land landscape language literary living loggers madrone maps Marlatt metaphor migration mother mountain narrative Nations Native No-No Boy North Northwest writing novel Obasan ocean Okada oral Oregon Pacific Northwest permission place names Plate poem poet political rain Raven reader region reminder Richard Hugo River Robert Robert Bringhurst salal salmon Sasquatch Seattle sense silence Steveston story talk tell tion Tom Robbins Toronto translation tree Trower Washington West Coast Winter woodswords words Yellowfish York