The House of the Titans

A prominent figure in the Irish Literary Revival, George William Russell, known by his pseudonym Æ, was a multifaceted artist involved in poetry, painting, and mysticism. His debut poetry collection, Homeward: Songs by the Way, solidified his literary reputation. Russell played a crucial role in connecting emerging writers like James Joyce with established literary figures such as William Butler Yeats. Additionally, he is depicted in Joyce's Ulysses, specifically in the "Scylla and Charybdis" episode, where he critiques Stephen's views on Shakespeare.