Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 232 Russell, George William 1867 1935 AE E., A. Russell, G. W. (George William) A.E. Imaginations and Reveries Nationality or cosmopolitanism -- Standish O'Grady -- The dramatic treatment of legend -- The character of heroic literature -- A poet of shadows -- The boyhood of a poet -- The poetry of James Stephens -- A note on Seumas O'Sullivan -- Art and literature -- An artist of Gaelic Ireland -- Two Irish artists -- "Ulster" -- Ideals of the new rural society -- Thoughts for a convention -- The new nation -- The spiritual conflict -- On an Irish hill -- Religion and love -- The renewal of youth -- The hero in man -- The meditation of Ananda -- The midnight blossom -- The childhood of Apollo -- The mask of Apollo -- The cave of Lilith -- The story of a star -- A dream of Angus Oge -- Deirdre. Produced by Jake Jaqua, and David Widger "Imaginations and Reveries" by George William Russell is a collection of essays and articles written in the late 19th century. This work encompasses a diverse range of topics, reflecting the author's artistic and nationalistic inclinations. Russell engages with themes of Irish nationalism, cosmopolitanism, and the spiritual undercurrents of art and literature, making a case for a unique Irish literary identity, interconnected with universal ideas. The opening of the book features a preface explaining the collection's origins and its thematic diversity stemming from the author's emotional and artistic journeys. Russell expresses his struggle between the advocacy of national identity and the broader human experience, highlighting the necessity of reconciling the two in literature. He emphasizes the potential to create a rich national literature that resonates with the collective spirit of the Irish people, drawing on their rich heritage and legendary figures, thus setting the stage for a deeper exploration of Irish culture and its artistic expressions throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Irish literature PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 500852 2025-08-04T04:38:20.159511 text/html 496002 2013-03-21T07:50:48 text/html 263829 2025-08-04T04:38:28.238488 application/epub+zip 270964 2025-08-04T04:38:23.414485 application/epub+zip 247953 2025-08-04T04:38:22.203479 application/epub+zip 455307 2025-08-04T04:38:32.051435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426982 2025-08-04T04:38:27.462474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390581 2022-09-04T08:53:09.026898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441931 2025-08-04T04:38:19.694489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 441849 2009-07-29T10:47:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18922 2025-08-04T04:38:32.183434 application/rdf+xml 12191 2025-08-04T04:38:22.710478 image/jpeg 3043 2025-08-04T04:38:22.458484 image/jpeg 172630 2013-03-21T07:51:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 166958 2009-07-29T10:47:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 260208 2025-08-04T04:38:20.200514 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia