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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.
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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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
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.
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.
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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.
In light verse. Lord Byron’s verse novel Don Juan (1819–24), sardonic and casual, combined the colloquialism of medieval light verse with a sophistication that inspired a number of imitations. Read More.
