{"product_id":"the-gift-how-the-creative-spirit-transforms-the-world-paperback","title":"The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLewis Hyde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you want to write, paint, sing, compose, act, or make films, read \u003ci\u003eThe Gift.\u003c\/i\u003e\" --from the Introduction by Margaret Atwood \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time and a brilliant, life-changing defense of the value of creative labor.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing 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 \u003ci\u003ethe gift\u003c\/i\u003e, which allows creations and ideas to circulate freely, rather than hoarding them as commodities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIlluminating and transformative, \u003ci\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of originality and insight--an essential book for anyone who has ever given or received a work of art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLEWIS HYDE is a poet, essayist, translator, and cultural critic with a particular interest in the public life of the imagination. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of\u003ci\u003e Trickster Makes This World\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCommon as Air\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Primer on Forgetting\u003c\/i\u003e; and a book of poems, \u003ci\u003eThis Error is the Sign of Love.\u003c\/i\u003e He has also published two volumes of translations of Nobel laureate Vicente Aleixandre's poetry and is the editor of \u003ci\u003eOn the Poetry of Allen Ginsberg\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Essays of Henry D. Thoreau\u003c\/i\u003e. A MacArthur Fellow and former director of creative writing at Harvard University, Hyde was the Richard L. Thomas Professor in Creative Writing at Kenyon College until his retirement in 2018. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with his wife, the writer Patricia Vigderman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769770443040,"sku":"9781984897787","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a8ed785d38f5a9ede2e2c831183301b8.webp?v=1780356077","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gift-how-the-creative-spirit-transforms-the-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}