The Creators

The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination is a non-fiction work of cultural history by Daniel Boorstin published in 1992. It was preceded by The Discoverers and succeeded by The Seekers.

For the South African documentary, see The Creators (film). For other uses, see Creator (disambiguation).
The Creators
AuthorDaniel Boorstin
Cover artistBernard Klein
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1992
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages811
ISBN0-394-54395-5 (hbk)
OCLC24846950
909 20
LC ClassCB69 .B65 1992
Preceded byThe Discoverers 
Followed byThe Seekers 

The Creators is put forward as the story of mankind's creativity. It highlights great works of art, music and literature.

The Creators was criticized by the Washington Post for factual mistakes, poor research, literary ignorance, incorrect conclusions, a bias toward Western culture to the exclusion of other cultures, a tendency to overlook the negative, lack of attribution, and visibly sloppy proofreading and editing.[1] The New York Times noted the book's subjective nature - "he tends to write about what interests him and to omit what does not" - while calling it "a remarkable achievement and a pleasure to read."[2] Kenneth S. Lynn, a Harvard professor of history, accused Boorstin of philosophical bias and blatant myth-making.[3]

References
  1. Dirda, Michael (1992-10-04). "CULTURE'S GREATEST HITS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. "Entranced by the People Who Made History".
  3. The National Book Foundation


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