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Don Juan (Spanish: [doŋ ˈxwan]), also known as Don Giovanni , is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra (The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest) by Tirso de Molina.
In English literature, Don Juan, written from 1819 to 1824 by the English poet Lord Byron, is a satirical, epic poem that portrays the Spanish folk legend of Don Juan, not as a womaniser as historically portrayed, but as a victim easily seduced by women.
- Lord Byron
- 1819
Don Juan, fictitious character who is a symbol of libertinism. Originating in popular legend, he was first given literary personality in the tragic drama El burlador de Sevilla (1630; “The Seducer of Seville,” translated in The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest), attributed to the Spanish.
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Feb 16, 2021 · A comprehensive overview of Byron's greatest long poem, written in ottava rima, a comic and satirical epic about the adventures of Don Juan. Learn about the poem's structure, style, themes, characters, and historical context.
Don Juan almost immediately insults Gulbayaz by bedding one of her courtesans; Gulbayaz threatens to have both offenders killed, but Don Juan manages to escape. Don Juan then joins the Russian army in its assault on Ismail; there he proves himself an able warrior and rescues the Muslim girl Leila.
8/2200 - 0. Poem Don Juan Canto 01 Part I by Lord Byron : I want a hero: an uncommon want, When every year and month sends forth a new one, Till, after cloyin.
May 29, 2018 · Don Juan is a satirical poem by George Gordon, Lord Byron, published in 1819-1824. It follows the adventures of a libertine hero in Spain, Greece, Russia, and England, based on a folk legend and influenced by earlier works.
