The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World Summary
Lewis Hyde

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The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World Overview

This wide-ranging and well-researched non-fiction work examines the role of art as a type of gift that is situated within, but also exceeds, market commodities. Drawing upon an impressive range of resources, including modern anthropology and philosophy, history and sociology, and canonical twentieth century poetry, Lewis Hyde offers penetrating and persuasive insights into the role of art and the artist. The result is a compelling and captivating defense of art and creativity in the modern world.

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