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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Main Author: Spencer, Susan
Other Authors: School of Humanities
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172652
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spelling ntu-10356/1726522023-12-21T15:33:52Z An impossible dream and nightly quests: The quixotic impulse in Kim Man-jung's Kuunmong and Nguyễn Du's Truyện Kiều (Article) Spencer, Susan School of Humanities Humanities::Literature::English 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. Published version 2023-12-20T00:27:04Z 2023-12-20T00:27:04Z 2023 Journal Article Spencer, S. (2023). An impossible dream and nightly quests: The quixotic impulse in Kim Man-jung's Kuunmong and Nguyễn Du's Truyện Kiều (Article). Studies in Religion and the Enlightenment, 3(1), 41-52. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/srej.2023.3.1.5 2661-3336 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172652 10.32655/srej.2023.3.1.5 1 3 41 52 en Studies in Religion and the Enlightenment © 2023 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, & the Brigham Young University Faculty Publishing Service. application/pdf
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