The Gift

Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Vintage)

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Paperback, 464 pages

English language

Published Dec. 4, 2007 by Vintage.

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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.

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Subjects

  • Art And Society
  • Creativity
  • Literary Criticism
  • Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • American - General
  • Literary Criticism & Collections / American
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Economic anthropology
  • Gifts