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 77
... tion with place , to root herself through nam- ing . She is , perhaps , writing subconsciously into a regional tradition ( be it Prairie or British Columbia ) or into a Canadian tradi- tion of the landscape novel . But American ...
... tion with place , to root herself through nam- ing . She is , perhaps , writing subconsciously into a regional tradition ( be it Prairie or British Columbia ) or into a Canadian tradi- tion of the landscape novel . But American ...
Page 112
... tion . John Daly was a union man , and as sentimentally as he is portrayed in this passage , he never for too long forgets the economic . and political pragmatics of his means of livelihood . Remember that when I use the word sentiment ...
... tion . John Daly was a union man , and as sentimentally as he is portrayed in this passage , he never for too long forgets the economic . and political pragmatics of his means of livelihood . Remember that when I use the word sentiment ...
Page 143
... 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 smoothness of a water bug . A dancer on the edge . Although forested mountain meets sea ...
... 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 smoothness of a water bug . A dancer on the edge . Although forested mountain meets sea ...
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