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 52
... Spirit Rising " in White , ed . British Columbia 29 perfect expression of what the region is . Now that's. read as the experience through which she earns the Aboriginal name bestowed on her in the book's opening sketch . She undertakes ...
... Spirit Rising " in White , ed . British Columbia 29 perfect expression of what the region is . Now that's. read as the experience through which she earns the Aboriginal name bestowed on her in the book's opening sketch . She undertakes ...
Page 143
... spirit quest in it . The " where " that Topaz reaches is a transition zone , an intersec- tion not so much between tides , as between sea and sky , a water / land world , where her marvel- lously free spirit moves with the unpredictable ...
... spirit quest in it . The " where " that Topaz reaches is a transition zone , an intersec- tion not so much between tides , as between sea and sky , a water / land world , where her marvel- lously free spirit moves with the unpredictable ...
Page 188
... spirit quest so foundational to Northwest fiction , eventually realizing that " [ t ] he gods and the land are the same , and the people are part of both " " ( 97 ) . Don Berry's Trask : The Coast of Oregon , 1848 ... ( 1960 ) fixes the ...
... spirit quest so foundational to Northwest fiction , eventually realizing that " [ t ] he gods and the land are the same , and the people are part of both " " ( 97 ) . Don Berry's Trask : The Coast of Oregon , 1848 ... ( 1960 ) fixes the ...
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