The gift : how the creative spirit transforms the world / Lewis Hyde ; [foreword by Margaret Atwood].
Material type:
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Jameel Library | GN449.6 .H93 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 14749 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time, The Gift is a brilliant, life-changing defense of the value of creative labor. Drawing on examples from folklore and literature, history and tribal customs, economics and modern copyright law, Lewis Hyde demonstrates how our society--governed by the marketplace--is poorly equipped to determine the worth of artists' work. He shows us that another way is possible: the alternative economy of the gift, which allows creations and ideas to circulate freely, rather than hoarding them as commodities. Illuminating and transformative, The Gift is a triumph of originality and insight--an essential book for anyone who has ever given or received a work of art.
There are no comments on this title.