Don Juan

Description

Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck, his exploits take him to Greece, where he is sold as a slave, and to Russia, where he becomes a favourite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to England. Written entirely in ottava rima stanza form, Byron's Don Juan blends high drama with earthy humour, outrageous satire of his contemporaries (in particular Wordsworth and Southey) and sharp mockery of Western societies, with England coming under particular attack.

Description

Satirizes English society as it follows Don Juan from an illicit teenage love affair and subsequent exile to Italy, shipwreck, slavery, exploits in Russia as a favorite of the empress, and a journey to England.

Subjects

Genres

• Poetry.

Series Statement

• Penguin classics

Other Editions

• Don JuanPenguin Books2004-01-01
• Don JuanBenbow, printer and publisher ...1822-01-01
• Don Juan.Printed for John Hunt, 38, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, and 22, Old Bond Street1823-01-01
• Don JuanArthur L. Humphreys1829-01-01
• Byron's Don Juan.University of Texas Press1957-01-01
• Don JuanHoughton Mifflin1958-01-01