Free delivery on all orders above RM80 to Malaysia
Get 10% off all year round! Join Thryft Club

Your cart

Your cart is empty

Check out these collections!

Bestselling Fiction
Bestselling Nonfiction
Bestselling Books for Children
Vintage and Rare Books
Vinyl Records
Women's Clothing
Men's Clothing

Stay in touch and win free books

Keep up with our latest sales and events, and receive
recommendations direct to your inbox. We'll only send the good stuff, promise!

By completing this form, you are signing up to receive our emails and can unsubscribe at any time

The Creators - A History Of Heroes Of The Imagination

The Creators - A History Of Heroes Of The Imagination - Thryft
The Creators - A History Of Heroes Of The Imagination - Thryft

A sweeping journey through the history of artistic innovation.

This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to explore the origins and development of artistic creativity. With meticulous research and a knack for storytelling, Daniel J. Boorstin takes us on a grand journey through the lives and works of iconic creators like Homer, Joyce, Picasso, and Virginia Woolf. By weaving together their stories, Boorstin reveals the interconnectedness of art across time and provides a deep understanding of how it has shaped societies throughout history. Prepare to be inspired and amazed by the immense power of the human imagination.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Creators - A History Of Heroes Of The Imagination

Condition guide

Book Condition Guide

Books in Like New Condition

This book may contain very minor cosmetic defects, but it is in pristine condition. There should be no yellowing, no foxing, no water damage, and no annotations of any kind on the cover and the pages. For paperbacks, there should not be any crease marks on the spine. This book is good as new — lucky you!

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Very Good Condition

This book has been used, but it is still in a clean condition. There should be no foxing or annotations of any kind on the inner pages, but a sparse amount may be present on the cover, title pages, or outside edges of the book. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be light crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Good Condition

We do our best to ensure the quality of our books, but there is no escaping the wear and tear that comes with time. Slight foxing and some annotations may be present on the pages and the cover. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be several crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Well Read Condition

This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

Find out more about our process here.

Save 10% On This Item as a Thryft Club Member

Join Thryft Club for S$30/year and enjoy 10% off everything, plus S$10 off your first order. Join now →

ISBN: 9780679743750

Description

By piecing the lives of selected individuals into a grand mosaic, Pulitzer
Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin explores the development of
artistic innovation over 3,000 years. A hugely ambitious chronicle of the
arts that Boorstin delivers with the scope that made his Discoverers a
national bestseller. Even as he tells the stories of such individual
creators as Homer, Joyce, Giotto, Picasso, Handel, Wagner, and Virginia
Woolf, Boorstin assembles them into a grand mosaic of aesthetic and
intellectual invention. In the process he tells us not only how great art
(and great architecture and philosophy) is created, but where it comes from
and how it has shaped and mirrored societies from Vedic India to the
twentieth-century United States.


Author: Daniel J. Boorstin
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: 1993
 

A sweeping journey through the history of artistic innovation.

This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to explore the origins and development of artistic creativity. With meticulous research and a knack for storytelling, Daniel J. Boorstin takes us on a grand journey through the lives and works of iconic creators like Homer, Joyce, Picasso, and Virginia Woolf. By weaving together their stories, Boorstin reveals the interconnectedness of art across time and provides a deep understanding of how it has shaped societies throughout history. Prepare to be inspired and amazed by the immense power of the human imagination.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.