![]() ![]() The usual English pronunciation is / ˌ d ɒ n ˈ w ɑː n/, with two syllables and a silent " J", but today, as more English-speakers are becoming influenced by Spanish, the pronunciation / ˌ d ɒ n ˈ h w ɑː n/ is becoming more common. 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 1665 play, Dom Juan, by Molière, 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.īy 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. Portrait of Wilhelm Troszel as Don Juan, by Józef Simmler, 1846ĭon Juan ( Spanish: ), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. ![]()
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