An impossible dream and nightly quests: The quixotic impulse in Kim Man-jung's Kuunmong and Nguyễn Du's Truyện Kiều (Article)
Quixotic impulses are by no means restricted to the western hemisphere. Two Asian masterworks, one from the beginning and the other near the end of the long eighteenth century, can serve as exemplary specimens of that truth as they focus on the difficult road to finding and fulfilling one’s spiri...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172652 |
| Summary: | Quixotic impulses are by no means restricted to the western hemisphere. Two Asian
masterworks, one from the beginning and the other near the end of the long
eighteenth century, can serve as exemplary specimens of that truth as they focus on
the difficult road to finding and fulfilling one’s spiritual quest in the midst of uncongenial
times. |
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