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The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (1983)

par Lewis Hyde

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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 book for anyone who has ever given or received a work of art.… (plus d'informations)
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Mauss, Karl Marx, patent, property laws, fables, religious texts, money lending, Martin Luther, economy; but the main substance of the book is about the poets, Walt Whitman (an analysis and poetry being a gift of the soul), and Ezra Pound (a biography describing how he sent money, clothes, and letters to help his friends). Ezra Pound described the state of writing "tranced fixation"(reflecting Kerouac, who said "Never revise" and reputedly wrote On the Road in a single two-week sitting).
The book ends with the puzzle of how to support creative work in the present moment; the disconnect between the practice of art and common forms of earning a living. ( )
  AChild | Sep 21, 2023 |
Libro ricco e complesso che aiuta a interpretare il ruolo delle dinamiche del dono (e dello scambio, della compra-vendita, dell'usura) nella società in generale e nella pratica artistica in particolare. Nella prima parte si sviluppa il concetto di dono in termini generali, passando per le fiabe, la vita tribale, il luteranesimo e la parità/disparità di genere, con considerazioni sempre estremamente utili. Nella seconda parte si applicano i concetti emersi alle vite e all'opera di due poeti, Walt Whitman ed Ezra Pound, ricavando ulteriori osservazioni, mai banali e mai troppo assertive (Hyde ha anche il merito di ripensare a quanto scrive e cambiare magari opinione). Una lettura estremamente utile, non solo e non tanto per gli artisti (come la copertina vuol fare credere) ma a chiunque sia interessato ad approfondire un centrale tema antropologico quale è quello del dono. ( )
  d.v. | May 16, 2023 |
Some interesting ideas about art and the marketplace, but overall not for me. Too much talk about creativity being an ineffable gift from the universe or whatever. ( )
  rumbledethumps | Mar 23, 2021 |
THE GIFT The Gift by Lewis Hyde, is a philosophical treatise on the interconnection between the ”gift” an artist’s creative spirit, a “gift” an object proffered to another and the act of “giving” a work of art. The author looks to anthropology and folk tales, to propose the circuit model: an artist creates a physical object, shares that item with another individual who briefly enjoys the entity, then passes the relic on to another, who repeats the process, etc. The archetypal token may or may not eventually return to the primary donor. Or the initial giver may receive an alternate present. A deeper set of discussions involves the impact of capitalism on talent. Should music, a painting or poem be given freely to all? If the artifact is sold, does consumerism taint the value of the artistry? Should the composer, the water colorist and the writer be constrained to a life of poverty? I find this discourse intriguing because firstly, this book was given to me as a gift by dear neighbors. Secondly, I shall follow the premise of circulation by sending this tome to a family member who operates a lending library from her garage. The Gift will live in my memory, yet have a life beyond my dusty bookshelf. And finally, I as an author, just published my first book. I have used my talent, i.e., gift, to create by an artistic means, and now am in the process of marketing my poetry volume. My solution to Hyde’s questions is to endeavor to always labor to produce worthy writing to submit to our capitalist society. ( )
  JL_Huffman | Feb 15, 2021 |
This book is a multi course meal. Not a snack. Not dessert. It asks big questions about art and provides historical context for how we got to where we are today. It's not a I sat down and read it in a day sort of book either. You need time to digest all the ideas explored. If you are an artist or want to become one, however, it's required reading ( )
  Colleen5096 | Oct 29, 2020 |
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O wonderful! O wonderful! O wonderful! I am food! I am food! I am food! I eat food! I eat food! I eat food! My name never dies, never dies, never dies! I was born first in the first of worlds, earlier than the gods, in the belly of what has no death! Whoever gives me away has helped me the most! I, who am food, eat the eater of food! I have overcome this world! He who knows this shines like the sun. Such are the laws of the mystery! Taittiri-ya Upanishad
You received gifts from me; they were accepted. But you don't understand how to think about the dead. The smell of winter apples, of hoarfrost, and of linen. There are nothing but gifts on this poor, poor earth. Czeslaw Milosz
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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 book for anyone who has ever given or received a work of art.

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