Don Juan by Tirso de Molina

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Don Juan by Tirso de Molina is a 17th-century Spanish play that introduced the legendary libertine seducer Don Juan, a figure that became foundational in European literature and drama.

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Don Juan legend 4
Don Juan by Tirso de Molina canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish Golden Age drama
play
theatrical work
alternateTitle El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra
approximateDateOfComposition circa 1616–1630
author Tirso de Molina
centuryOfComposition 17th century
characterTypeIntroduced Don Juan archetype
climax banquet scene with the statue of Don Gonzalo
countryOfOrigin Spain
dramaticStructure three-act play
dramaticTradition Spanish comedia
genre comedy
tragicomedy
hasMotif duel and killing of the Commander
supernatural vengeance
the stone guest
linked to: The Stone Guest
influenceOn Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre by Molière
Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
linked to: Don Giovanni

Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla
linked to: Don Juan Tenorio

The Libertine tradition in European literature
literaryPeriod Spanish Golden Age
literarySignificance foundational work for the Don Juan myth in European culture
mainCharacter Don Gonzalo de Ulloa
Don Juan Tenorio
Doña Ana de Ulloa
Isabela
Tisbea
moralLesson no one can escape divine justice
moralPerspective Catholic didacticism
movement Baroque literature
notableContribution introduced the literary figure of Don Juan as a libertine seducer
originalLanguage Spanish
placeInCanon major work of Spanish Baroque theatre
plotSummary A young nobleman, Don Juan, seduces and deceives women, kills the Commander Don Gonzalo, and is ultimately dragged to hell by the statue of his victim as divine punishment.
protagonistTrait cynical seducer
defiance of social and divine law
resolution damnation of Don Juan
setting Seville
Spain
theme divine justice
honor
libertinism
morality
retribution
seduction
sin and punishment

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Don Giovanni basedOn Don Juan by Tirso de Molina
Donna Elvira workBasedOn Don Juan legend
subject linked to: Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni
linked to: Don Juan by Tirso de Molina
K. 527 basedOn Don Juan legend
linked to: Don Juan by Tirso de Molina
Leporello workBasedOn Don Juan legend
linked to: Don Juan by Tirso de Molina
Commendatore inspiredBy Don Juan legend
linked to: Don Juan by Tirso de Molina