Immature Playboys and Predatory Tricksters: Studies in the Sources, Scope and Reach of Don Juan, eds. Carmen García de la Rasilla, Jorge Abril Sánchez, Newark, Juan de la Cuesta, 2020; 312 pp.

ISBN: 9781588713452

 

 

Prominent scholars present their perspectives on the sources, scope and reach of the literary figure of Don Juan in this collection of fourteen essays. The essays are grouped into six sections:

The Authorship of El Burlador de Sevilla

The Cosmological, Geographical and Spiritual Spaces of the Trickster of Seville

Don Juan's Principles: Perversion, Hedonism and Ludic Theatricality

The Classic Playboy Under the Feminist Gaze

Don Juan's Protean Legacy

Don Juan's Reach, Painted and Filmed