By: Lord George Gordon Byron Publisher: Penguin Classics Binding: Paperback Label: Penguin Classics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 768 Publication Date: March 29, 2005 Release Date: March 29, 2005
Product Description: Byrons 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 favorite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to England. Written in ottava rima stanza form, Byrons Don Juan blends high drama with earthy humor, outrageous satire of his contemporaries, and sharp mockery of Western societies, with England coming under particular attack.