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