In the blog "The Way of the Goddess" she explores "A Siren Call: Fifty Years after John Graves’ Goodbye to a River
http://francinerichter.com/blog/2008/01/19/a-siren-call-fifty-years-after-john-graves-goodbye-to-a-river/
It's graceful retrospective and call to mix the Brazos with antiquarian waters. She concludes with 5 point to consider:
An examination of the novel; psychologically seductive
Feminist Environmentalism Naturalism
Classical literature origins for southwestern literature
Resurgence of the feminine; worship at the shrine of nature
Environmentalism
The Siren Call
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Great Texas Novel - Part C
In the volume "Updating the Literary West" in article on John Graves (p. 573) Craig Clifford states "Every critical discussion of Graves writing, this one not excluded, finally turns to the question, will he ever put forward the Great Texas Novel (pace Larry McMurtry)."
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