Don Juan
by E. Steffan (Editor), W. W. Pratt (Editor), Susan J. Wolfson (Introduction by), Lord George Gordon Byron, T. G. Steffan (Editor)
ISBN-10: 0140424520
ISBN-13: 9780140424522
$21.00
Book Specs
Binding
UK-B Format Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Published on
Mar 29, 2005
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
7.77x5.04x1.25 Inches
Weight
1.17 Pounds
About the Book
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.