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Don Juan (other)
Don Juan is a legendary fictional libertine. Don Juan may also refer to: Persons * John, Prince of Asturias (1478–1497), son of Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon * John, Prince of Girona (1509), son of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Germaine of Foix, died in infancy * Don Juan Manuel (1282–1348), Castilian writer * John of Austria (1547–1578), Don Juan de Austria, European admiral and general * John of Austria the Younger (1629–1679), Don Juan de Austria the Younger, Prime Minister of Spain from 1677 to 1679 * Don "Magic" Juan (born 1950), American rapper * Juan Carlos I of Spain (born 1938), king and head of state of Spain * Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona (1913–1993), pretender Places * Don Juan, Dominican Republic, a town * Don Juan Pond, a lake in Antarctica Works inspired by Don Juan See also . Books * '' El estudiante de Salamanca'', a poem by José de Espronceda * ''Don Juan'' (poem), a satiric narrative poem by Lord B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Juan
Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, ''El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'' (''The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest'') by Tirso de Molina, a 1787 opera, ''Don Giovanni'', with music by Mozart and a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, and a satirical, epic poem, '' Don Juan'', by Lord Byron. By linguistic extension, from the name of the character, "Don Juan" has become a generic expression for a womanizer, and stemming from this, Don Juanism is a non-clinical psychiatric descriptor. Pronunciation In Spanish, is pronounced . The usual English pronunciation is , with two syllables and a silent " J", but today, as more English-speakers have notions of Spanish, the pronunciation is becoming more common. However, in Lord Byron's verse version the name rhymes with ''ruin'' and ''true one'', suggesting the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
