One of ten volumes collecting the writings of imaginative psychologist James Hillman, one of the founding members of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, this volume collects his musings on the place of the city in human life and culture. The essays were penned between 1973-2005 and, as with much of Hillman's work, reflect on such themes as the "importance of mythical and archetypal foundations, anima mundi and animating the soul of the world, the politics of beauty and ugliness, city as nature, community and the common," to quote the editor. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)