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  2. Don Juan (poem) - Wikipedia

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    In English literature, Don Juan, written from 1819 to 1824 by the English poet Lord Byron, is a satirical, epic poem that portrays the Spanish folk legend of Don Juan, not as a womaniser as historically portrayed, but as a victim easily seduced by women. [1] As genre literature, Don Juan is an epic poem, written in ottava rima and presented in ...

  3. Don Juan - Wikipedia

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    Tirso de Molina's play was subsequently adapted into numerous plays and poems, of which the most famous include a 1665 play, Dom Juan, by Molière, a 1787 opera, Don Giovanni, with music by Mozart and a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte largely adapting Tirso de Molina's play, a satirical and epic poem, Don Juan, by Lord Byron, and Don Juan Tenorio ...

  4. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage - Wikipedia

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    Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: A Romaunt is a long narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron.The poem was published between 1812 and 1818. Dedicated to "Ianthe", it describes the travels and reflections of a young man disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry and looking for distraction in foreign lands.

  5. Ottava rima - Wikipedia

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    Lord Byron read Frere's work and saw the potential of the form. He quickly produced Beppo, his first poem to use the form. Shortly after this, Byron began working on his Don Juan (1819–1824), probably the best-known English poem in ottava rima. Byron also used the form for The Vision of Judgment (1822).

  6. Beppo (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Beppo: A Venetian Story is a lengthy poem by Lord Byron, [1] written in Venice in 1817. Beppo marks Byron's first attempt at writing using the Italian ottava rima metre, which emphasized satiric digression. It is the precursor to Byron's most famous and generally considered best poem, Don Juan. The poem contains 760 verses, divided into 95 stanzas.

  7. Category:Poetry by Lord Byron - Wikipedia

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    Category: Poetry by Lord Byron. 9 languages. Беларуская (тарашкевіца) ... Don Juan (poem) The Dream (Byron poem) E. English Bards and Scotch ...

  8. Don Juan (1926 film) - Wikipedia

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    Don Juan is a 1926 synchronized sound American romantic adventure film directed by Alan Crosland. ... The film is inspired by Lord Byron's 1821 epic poem of the same ...

  9. 1821 in poetry - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Lovell Beddoes, The Improvisatore, in Three Fyttes, with Other Poems [3] Lord Byron: Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice; The Prophecy of Dante, Marino Faliero performed April 25 [3] Don Juan, cantos 3–5, published anonymously, see also Don Juan 1819, 1823, 1824 [3] Sardanapalus; The Two Foscari; Cain, verse drama [3]