Don Juan is a long narrative poem by Byron, based very loosely on the legend of the evil seducer, Don Juan. The first and second of (eventually) seventeen Cantos composed during Byron's self-imposed exile from England appeared, anonymously, in July 1819 and were greeted with scandal, condemnation, admiration and hilarity. Modern critics generally consider the self-proclaimed 'epic', which remained incomplete at Byron's death, to be his masterpiece. (Summary by Peter Gallagher)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Section 1
14:55 - Chapter 2
Section 2
07:17 - Chapter 3
Section 3
12:41 - Chapter 4
Section 4
13:56 - Chapter 5
Section 5
16:20 - Chapter 6
Section 6
12:05 - Chapter 7
Section 7
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