''The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination'' is a non-fiction work of cultural history by

Daniel Boorstin Daniel Joseph Boorstin (October 1, 1914 – February 28, 2004) was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was appointed the twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in ...

published in 1992. It was preceded by ''

The Discoverers ''The Discoverers'' is a non-fiction historical work by Daniel Boorstin, published in 1983, and is the first in the Knowledge Trilogy, which also includes ''The Creators'' and ''The Seekers''. The book, subtitled ''A History of Man's Search to K ...

'' and succeeded by ''

The Seekers The Seekers were an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were ...

''. ''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 Leonardo da Vinci's ''Vitruvian Man''. Based on the correlations of ideal Body proportions">human proportions with geometry described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius in Book III of his treatise ''De architectura''. image:Plato Pio-Cle ...

to the exclusion of other cultures, a tendency to overlook the negative, lack of attribution, and visibly sloppy proofreading and editing. 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." Kenneth S. Lynn, a Harvard professor of history, accused Boorstin of philosophical bias and blatant myth-making.The National Book Foundation
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