Name: Don Juan
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Author: Lord Byron
ISBN: 9780140424522

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lord George Gordon Byron

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Illustrated by

Publisher

Year

2004

Language

English

Pages

784

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.7 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm

Weight

0.49 kg.

ISBN

0140424520

ISBN13

9780140424522

Edition No.

Synopsis "Don Juan"

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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Lord Byron

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George Gordon Byron (Londres, 1788 - Mesolongi, 1824), conocido como Lord Byron, fue un revolucionario y poeta del movimiento del romanticismo británico, antecedente de la figura del poeta maldito. Debido a su talento poético, su personalidad, su atractivo físico y su vida de escándalos, fue una celebridad de su época.

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