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The gift : how the creative spirit transforms the world / Lewis Hyde ; [foreword by Margaret Atwood].

By: Hyde, Lewis, 1945- [author.]Contributor(s): Atwood, Margaret, 1939- [writer of foreword.] | Vintage Books (Firm) | Penguin Random HouseMaterial type: TextTextSeries: The Canons ; 23Publication details: New York : Vintage Books, [2019] Edition: Third Vintage Books EditionDescription: xxxix, 435 pages ; 21 cmISBN: 9781984897787; 1984897780Other title: How the creative spirit transforms the worldSubject(s): Gifts | Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) | Economic anthropology | Art and societyLOC classification: GN449.6 | .H93 2019Summary: 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.
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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.

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