Project Gutenberg 2011-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 62 Rice, Cale Young 1872 1943 The Immortal Lure Giorgione -- Arduin -- O-Umè's gods -- The immortal lure. Produced by David Garcia, David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "The Immortal Lure" by Cale Young Rice is a poetic drama written in the early 20th century. This work presents a complex exploration of love, desire, and the struggles of artistic and spiritual longing within a mythological context, particularly set against the backdrop of ancient India. The narrative intertwines personal relationships with profound philosophical themes, encapsulating the eternal conflict between sensual existence and spiritual enlightenment. In the play, Vishwamya, a revered ascetic, faces a crisis when his son Rishyasi falls prey to temptations brought forth by the beautiful Koïl, a young woman sent by the court to seduce him. As Rishyasi becomes enraptured by love and worldly desire, he is torn between his father's ascetic teachings and the allure of earthly pleasures. The tension peaks when a tragic confrontation arises between father and son, leading to calamitous consequences that redefine their relationships and destinies. The drama poignantly portrays the allure of passions that can lead to both destruction and transcendent experiences, emphasizing the enduring human struggle between devotion and desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Drama PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 125955 125964 2024-09-15T12:25:49.829018 2023-09-16T06:03:48.123799 text/html text/html 128208 2011-07-04T08:21:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 40923 2011-07-04T08:21:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 88716 2024-09-15T12:25:55.873990 application/epub+zip 88496 2024-09-15T12:25:51.503008 application/epub+zip 88496 2024-09-15T12:25:50.457026 application/epub+zip 219069 2024-09-15T12:25:58.246986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195784 2024-09-15T12:25:55.030992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192846 2022-09-16T16:32:44.642877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99657 99441 2024-09-15T12:25:48.968019 2023-09-16T06:03:47.384784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99479 2011-07-04T08:21:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37123 2011-07-04T08:21:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 99470 2011-07-04T08:21:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37090 2011-07-04T08:21:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20276 2024-09-15T12:25:58.383964 application/rdf+xml 13552 2024-09-15T12:25:50.878017 image/jpeg 3652 2024-09-15T12:25:50.635005 image/jpeg 86963 2024-09-15T12:25:49.840020 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia