Synopses & Reviews
In her new introduction to this brilliant and outrageous literary landmark, Anne Barton places Don Juan within the context of Byronâs life and reading, and offers an interpretation of the poem which demonstrates its underlying coherence and artistic integrity, despite Byronâs mischievous protestations to the contrary. A long chapter on the reception of the poem considers some of the attempts to imitate or continue it, using them to define what is fundamental to Byronâs own handling of the Don Juan legend.
Table of Contents
Part I. The Making of Don Juan; Part II. Style and Form; Part III. The Poem; Part IV. The Afterlife of Don Juan.