The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property (Canons)

by Lewis Hyde

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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.
  • ISBN10 0394715195
  • ISBN13 9780394715193
  • Publish Date 12 February 1983
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 18 October 2003
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Random House USA Inc
  • Imprint Vintage Books
  • Edition 1st Vintage Books ed
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 327
  • Language English