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 42
... imagine a culture where no one has ever ' looked up ' anything " ( 31 ) . The enormous difficulty of cross - cultural communication suggested by Ong's challenge derives , in part , from its own tempting contradiction . Bending the mind ...
... imagine a culture where no one has ever ' looked up ' anything " ( 31 ) . The enormous difficulty of cross - cultural communication suggested by Ong's challenge derives , in part , from its own tempting contradiction . Bending the mind ...
Page 134
... imagine him doing so . And one suspects that the echoes exist ( cer- tainly , yes , of snake and carrion ) which one more fascinated reading of the novel will reveal . And why not , when Viv , with Lee's fin- gers light on her throat ...
... imagine him doing so . And one suspects that the echoes exist ( cer- tainly , yes , of snake and carrion ) which one more fascinated reading of the novel will reveal . And why not , when Viv , with Lee's fin- gers light on her throat ...
Page 203
... imagine a community on the delta of the Fraser River , on land being at once built up and eroded by the freshwater current meeting the saltwater tides . For Marlatt being " always on the edge . of " is a method of composition , or ...
... imagine a community on the delta of the Fraser River , on land being at once built up and eroded by the freshwater current meeting the saltwater tides . For Marlatt being " always on the edge . of " is a method of composition , or ...
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