The Quixotic Quest: Idealism and Reality

The main task of JUST FYI POD: CULTURE's second season is to discuss "Ten Novels That Changed Our Lives." On today's episode, my cohost Amy Welborn and I resume our countdown, this time focusing on the #2 (!) novel on our respective lists. I begin by examining what is undoubtedly one of the most important books in the history of world literature--namely, Don Quixote (1606/1615) by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Next, Amy delves into Brideshead Revisited (1945), the magnum opus of the great English Catholic novelist Evelyn Waugh (1903-66). Written in different languages and in different eras, these two novels make for a curious pairing. And yet, both force us to grapple with the challenges of earthly life, not to mention the attendant human longing to find meaning therein

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