The Gift
Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
by Lewis Hyde, Lewis Hyde · March 4, 1999
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Starting with the premise that the work of art is a gift and not a commodity, this revolutionary book ranges across anthropology, literature, economics, and psychology to show how the 'commerce of the creative spirit' functions in the lives of artists and in culture as a whole.
GiftsEconomic anthropologyCreation (Literary, artistic, etc.)Art and societyNonfictionSociologyLiterary CriticismArt et sociétéBegaafdheidAnthropologie économiqueCreativiteitCréation (Arts)