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The gift : how the creative spirit transforms the world

Hyde, Lewis, 1945-2012
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The Gift brilliantly argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Reaching deep into literature, anthropology and psychology for striking examples, the heart of Lewis Hyde's modern masterpiece is the simple and important idea that a 'gift' can inspire and change our lives, art and culture. Lewis Hyde has been championed by some of the greatest artists of our time. He addresses the questions we face every day in our public and private lives."The Gift" brilliantly argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Reaching deep into literature, anthropology and psychology for striking examples, the heart of Lewis Hyde's modern masterpiece is the simple and important idea that a 'gift' can inspire and change our lives, art and culture. Lewis Hyde has been championed by some of the greatest artists of our time. He addresses the questions we face every day in our public and private lives.
Main title:
The gift : how the creative spirit transforms the world / Lewis Hyde ; with an introduction by Margaret Atwood.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Canongate, c2012.
Collation:
xxvii, 347 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Canons ; 23.
Series:
The Canons ; 23
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Random House, 1983.Portions of this work were previously published in The Kenyon Review, Corona and Working papers.Originally published: New York: Random House, 1983; London: Vintage, 1999.Includes bibliographical references and index.Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-305) and index.
ISBN:
97808578684730857868470 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.32153.35
LC class:
GN449.6
Language:
English
BRN:
92261
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