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The Gift
- Author
- Lewis Hyde
- Narrator
- Stephen Bowlby
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 12 April 2022
- Run Time
- 13 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time, The Gift is 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 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 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 insight—an essential audiobook for anyone who has ever given or received a work of art.
Critics Review
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“No one who is invested in any kind of art can read The Gift and remain unchanged.”
David Foster Wallace, New York Times bestselling author
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“A classic…If you want to write, paint, sing, compose, act, or make films, read The Gift.”
Margaret Atwood, New York Times bestselling author
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Details
- Author
- Lewis Hyde
- Narrator
- Stephen Bowlby
- Duration
- 13 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 April 2022
- ISBN
- 9798200884285
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Memory improvement and thinking techniques, The arts: general issues, Literature: history and criticism
Synopsis
A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time, The Gift is 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 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 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 insight—an essential audiobook for anyone who has ever given or received a work of art.
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