The tree of meaning language mind and ecology bringhurst robert 9781582435053 books amazonca. The tree of meaning is a book of critical prose composed in the same way together these thirteen lectures present a superbly grounded approach to the study of language focusing on storytelling mythology comparative literature humanity and the breadth of oral culture the tree of meaning language mind and ecology. The tree of meaning is a collection of essays which were given as lectures on the subjects of language mind and ecology margaret atwood wrote that its one of those works that rearranges the inside of your head a profound mediation on the nature of oral poetry and myth and on the habits of thought and feeling that inform them. Hello sign in account lists account returns orders try