About this title: "Poems, where I come from," writes Robert Bringhurst, "are spoken to be written and written to be spoken. "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 ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Counterpoint
Date Published: 12/28/2007
ISBN-13:9781593761790ISBN:1593761791
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Shoemaker & Hoard
Date Published: 2007-12-28
ISBN-13:9781593761790ISBN:1593761791
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Description: New. "Poems, where I come from, " writes Robert Bringhurst, "are spoken to be written and written to be spoken. "The Tree of Meaning" is a book of critical prose composed in the same way. " Together these 13 lectures present a superbly grounded approach to... read more
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"These talks are wonderful, filled with things I love: questions and concerns about community, beauty and language. His voice is original and clear, and his vision is inspiring: an ecology where biology, linguistics, literature and mythology all interact.
Only when he goes looking for the unity behind diversity does Mr Bringhurst begin to lose me; the Earth-mystic routine I find a little much at times. (I particularly object to the recurring suggestion that it's the Christian legacy that permits the despoiling of the world. Shouldn't Christians and pagans find common cause against the excessive instrumentalism of modernity?)"
"These collected talks by Canadian poet and linguist Robert Bringhurst bring together his insights into art and literature, language, meaning, wilderness and natural history. If you like that kind of thing, dig in!"
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