Download or read book Inventions of the Imagination written by Richard T. Gray and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dialectic between reason and imagination forms a key element in Romantic and post-Romantic philosophy, science, literature, and art. This book explores the diverse theories and assessments of this dialectic in a collection of essays by philosophers and literary and cultural critics.