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The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Vintage)

by Lewis Hyde

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By now a modern classic, The Gift is a brilliantly orchestrated defense of the value of creativity and of its importance in a culture increasingly governed by money and overrun with commodities. Widely available again after twenty-five years, this book is even more necessary today than when it first appeared. An illuminating and transformative book, and completely original in its view of the world, The Gift is cherished by artists, writers, musicians, and thinkers. It is in itself a gift to all who discover the classic wisdom found in its pages.

Synopsis:

This 25th anniversary edition returns to the seminal argument originally proposed by Hyde that states that a work of art is essentially a gift and not a commodity.

Synopsis:

Discusses the argument that a work of art is essentially a gift and not a commodity.

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About the Author

Lewis Hyde was born in Boston in 1945 and studied at both Minnesota and Iowa universities. His hugely acclaimed essay, "Alcohol and Poetry: John Berryman and the Booze Talking," in part sprang out of his experiences as an alcoholism counselor, but he is also a highly regarded poet in his own right whose poetry and essays have been widely published. He is a MacArthur Fellow, a former director of creative writing at Harvard and, alongside The Gift, he is the author of the equally acclaimed Trickster Makes This World. He lives in Ohio, where he is completing a third book.

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ISBN:

9780307279507

Author:

Hyde, Lewis

Publisher:

Vintage Books USA

Subject:

American - General

Subject:

Gifts

Subject:

Creation (literary, artistic, etc.)

Subject:

Art and society

Subject:

General Philosophy

Subject:

American

Subject:

Literary Criticism : General

Copyright:

2007

Edition Description:

Anniversary

Series:

Vintage

Publication Date:

20071231

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

464

Dimensions:

8 x 5.14 x 1 in 0.6875 lb

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Product details 464 pages Vintage Books USA - 2007-06-26 English 9780307279507 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Libri, This 25th anniversary edition returns to the seminal argument originally proposed by Hyde that states that a work of art is essentially a gift and not a commodity.

"Synopsis" by Random House, Discusses the argument that a work of art is essentially a gift and not a commodity.