by Tirso de Molina · Ediciones Catedra S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437600949
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«El burlador de Sevilla» is the classic play attributed to Tirso de Molina, published by Ediciones Cátedra in paperback (384 pages, in Spanish).
The young nobleman Don Juan seduces several women through deceit and mocks authority without facing consequences. After killing the commander, the statue of his victim comes to dine with him and precipitates an exemplary punishment. The work establishes the myth of Don Juan and the legend of the stone guest.
Edition by Alfredo Rodríguez López-Vázquez, number 58 of the Letras Hispánicas collection from Cátedra. The work is also known as «El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra».
Recommended for students of Spanish Golden Age literature and for those who want to learn about the literary origin of the Don Juan myth.
Gabriel Téllez, O. de M., also known as Tirso de Molina, was a Spanish Baroque dramatist and poet, as well as a Mercedarian friar, and Catholic priest. He is primarily known for writing The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest, the play from which the character Don Juan originates. His work also includes female protagonists and the exploration of sexual issues.
