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Includes the names: Lewis Hyde, Lewes Hyde

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The Essays of Henry D. Thoreau (ed. Lewis Hyde) (2002) — Editor — 75 copies
Letters to a Young Poet / The Letter from the Young Worker (2011) — Introduction, some editions — 26 copies

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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.… (more)
 
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AChild | 10 other reviews | 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.… (more)
 
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d.v. | 10 other reviews | May 16, 2023 |
Outstanding. Erudite and charming, this book achieve’s the ultimate goal of a first rate work of nonfiction: it immediately leads the reader to read more on its subject. Tremendous insights into the nature of memory and how memory works best in tandem with forgetting.
 
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saschenka | Jun 26, 2022 |
I think I wanted a book of trickster myths without interpretation. His editorials got on my nerves, but I suspect it was my mood, not his fault.
 
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KittyCunningham | 4 other reviews | Apr 26, 2021 |

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