It's always interesting to see which interesting phrase you'll choose for comparison. Here, of course, the results are unusual for me. What's most interesting is P&V's choice to specifically mention castles in Spain. I didn't know there was such an idiom that refers to something distant and pleasant. But Spain really does have beautiful castles, so you can't argue with that.
Yes, they did their work in this regard. In the 19th century, everyone apparently talked about this! What surprises me here is rather the emphasis on Spain. I can imagine castles in the air, but I didn't know that Spain was perceived as a fairy-tale country.
It's always interesting to see which interesting phrase you'll choose for comparison. Here, of course, the results are unusual for me. What's most interesting is P&V's choice to specifically mention castles in Spain. I didn't know there was such an idiom that refers to something distant and pleasant. But Spain really does have beautiful castles, so you can't argue with that.
Yes, they did their work in this regard. In the 19th century, everyone apparently talked about this! What surprises me here is rather the emphasis on Spain. I can imagine castles in the air, but I didn't know that Spain was perceived as a fairy-tale country.
https://michaelmohr.substack.com/p/the-art-of-existence-by-dostoevsky