The gift how the creative spirit transforms the world
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 soc...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Vintage Books
2019
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| Ausgabe: | Third Vintage Books Edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | The Canons
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxxix, 435 pages 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781984897787 978-1-9848-9778-7 1984897780 1-9848-9778-0 |