02719cam a22003133u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000040001122450030001522640051001823000047002333360026002803370026003063380036003325000031003685050698003995080045010975201138011425340045022806530021023258560042023469990017023888105UtSlPG20260610133217.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aRussell, George William,d1867-193510aImaginations and Reveries 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-05-010 aNationality 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.  aProduced by Jake Jaqua, and David Widger  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aIrish literature40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8105  c50090d50090