Quixotism ( / k w ɪ k ˈ s ɒ t ɪ z əm / or / k iː ˈ h oʊ t ɪ z əm / ; adj. quixotic ) is impracticality in pursuit of ideals, especially those ideals manifested by rash, lofty and romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action. It also serves to describe an idealism without regard to practicality . An impulsive person or act might be regarded as quixotic.
4-480: [REDACTED] Look up quixotic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quixotic may refer to: Quixotism , deriving from the novel Don Quixote Quixotic (album) , an album by Martina Topley-Bird Quix*o*tic , a Washington D.C.–based rock band Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-568: Is usually related to "over-idealism", meaning an idealism that doesn't take consequence or absurdity into account. It is also related to naïve romanticism and to utopianism . Quixotism as a term or a quality appeared after the publication of Don Quixote in 1605. Don Quixote , the hero of this novel, written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra , dreams up a romantic ideal world which he believes to be real, and acts on this idealism, which most famously leads him into imaginary fights with windmills that he regards as giants , leading to
12-569: The related metaphor of " tilting at windmills ". In the 17th century, the term quixote was used to describe a person who does not distinguish between reality and imagination. The poet John Cleveland wrote in 1644, in his book The character of a London diurnall : The Quixotes of this Age fight with the Wind-mills of their owne Heads. The word quixotism is mentioned, for the first time, in Pulpit Popery, True Popery (1688): ...all
16-454: The title Quixotic . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quixotic&oldid=1251479714 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Quixotism Quixotism
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