David A. King, Ph.D. News & Columns
David A. King, Ph.D. is Professor of English and Film Studies at Kennesaw State University and Director of RCIA at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta.
David A. King, Ph.D.
“Don Quixote and the Catholic imagination for All Hallows,’ All Saints’ and All Souls’”
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Don Quixote of La Mancha is a man who has lost touch with reality. Depending upon the translation you read, he has either “gone mad,” “gone witless” or “completely gone out of his mind.” Is Don Quixote insane? Or has he simply decided to live in his imagination for a while?
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