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Page 51
... Ursula . . . . ( pp . 278–9 ) Skrebensky could not desire a woman in that way , we are told . And in the dance scene that follows , Ursula becomes a priestess of the moon - goddess , and destroys him . She has a strength that Kipling's ...
... Ursula . . . . ( pp . 278–9 ) Skrebensky could not desire a woman in that way , we are told . And in the dance scene that follows , Ursula becomes a priestess of the moon - goddess , and destroys him . She has a strength that Kipling's ...
Page 66
... Ursula , and for the reader , the rainbow there is a vision of the hope which alone can give men the courage to go ... Ursula is the peak , and Gerald the opposite and lowest point , while Birkin and Gudrun ( opposite to each other and ...
... Ursula , and for the reader , the rainbow there is a vision of the hope which alone can give men the courage to go ... Ursula is the peak , and Gerald the opposite and lowest point , while Birkin and Gudrun ( opposite to each other and ...
Page 69
... Ursula , and against the dominance of women in general . The protest is played out on many levels , from symbol to rational discussion . Thus in the conversa- tion that follows the stone - throwing , Ursula says to Birkin , ' You think ...
... Ursula , and against the dominance of women in general . The protest is played out on many levels , from symbol to rational discussion . Thus in the conversa- tion that follows the stone - throwing , Ursula says to Birkin , ' You think ...
Contents
1 THE EMPIRE AND THE ADVENTURE | 1 |
THE EMPIRE | 16 |
THE SISTERS | 46 |
Copyright | |
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