Image via Wikimedia Commons The word quixotic derives,of course, from Miguel Cervantes’ irreverent early 17th century satire, and Don Quixote. From the novel’s eponymous character it carries connotations of antiquated,extravagant chivalry. But in contemporary usage, quixoticusually means “foolishly impractical, or marked by rash (hasty, incautious) lofty romantic ideas.” Such designations apply in the case of Jorge Luis Borges’ […]
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