THE scholar and poet Lewis Hyde is a fascinating figure whose ideas about the unease of art in a market economy have developed him a cult following that includes figures like Zadie Smith, Michael Chabon and artist Bill Viola. (David Foster Wallace was also a big fan.)Hyde's most famous and influential book -- with the possible exception of Tricker Makes the World -- is The Gift: Creativity and the … [Read more...]
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