328 pages
English language
Published Jan. 2, 1983 by Random House.
Lewis Hyde: The gift (1983, Random House)
328 pages
English language
Published Jan. 2, 1983 by Random House.
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.