The Gift : How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World

Resumen del libro

A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time, The Giftis 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 societygoverned by the marketplaceis 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 insightan essential book for anyone who has ever given or received a work of art.

Biografía del autor

(Boston, 1945) es poeta, ensayista, traductor y crítico cultural, especializado en la naturaleza de la imaginación, la creatividad y la propiedad. Es autor de ensayos como x{0026}lt;i Trickster Makes This Worldx{0026}lt;/i (1998), x{0026}lt;i Common as Air: Revolution, Art and Ownershipx{0026}lt;/i (2010) y x{0026}lt;i Breviario del olvidox{0026}lt;/i (Siruela, 2020). A lo largo de su carrera ha recibido el reconocimiento del Fondo Nacional de las Artes y del Fondo Nacional para las Humanidades de los Estados Unidos, así como el de las fundaciones MacArthur, Lannan y Guggenheim. Durante años fue profesor de Literatura en Kenyon College y director del programa de Creación Literaria de la Universidad de Harvard.