Satirical epic · 1819–1824

Don Juan

by Lord Byron

Byron's unfinished comic epic in ottava rima follows a young Spaniard through seductions, shipwreck, war and the courts of Europe, mocking cant, politics and poetry itself along the way.

Contents · 18 parts

• Dedicationabout 140 lines
• Canto Iabout 1780 lines
• Canto IIabout 1730 lines
• Canto IIIabout 980 lines
• Canto IVabout 940 lines
• Canto Vabout 1270 lines
• Canto VIabout 960 lines
• Canto VIIabout 700 lines
• Canto VIIIabout 1130 lines
• Canto IXabout 680 lines
• Canto Xabout 700 lines
• Canto XIabout 710 lines
• Canto XIIabout 710 lines
• Canto XIIIabout 890 lines
• Canto XIVabout 820 lines
• Canto XVabout 780 lines
• Canto XVIabout 1040 lines
• Canto XVII (fragment)about 110 lines

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