Don Juan
Don Juan by Lord George Gordon Byron, published by National Geographic Books on March 29, 2005, is a reprint edition comprising 768 pages in English. This work presents the adventures of Don Juan, starting with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. The narrative unfolds through a series of dramatic events, including a shipwreck that leads him to Greece, where he is sold into slavery, and later to Russia, where he becomes favored by Empress Catherine before returning to England.
Readers will find that Byron’s Don Juan is crafted entirely in ottava rima stanza form, blending high drama with earthy humor and sharp satire. The poem critiques contemporary figures, particularly targeting Wordsworth and Southey, while also offering a pointed mockery of Western societies, with a notable focus on England. This edition invites exploration of themes related to poetry, literary criticism, and the broader European literary landscape.
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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.
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