In this blog post, I’ll briefly touch on the key arguments regarding why Don Juan became a myth independent of his original creators and whether he is, in fact, a quintessentially Spanish figure. Don Juan as a Myth Today, Don Juan is unquestionably accepted as a myth. So, in what sense can he be called a myth? Typically, the myths we refer to often have origins or backgrounds that predate...
Why has Don Juan become a symbol of endless desire and defiance?
In this blog post, I examined the life and literary world of Tirso de Molina, reflecting in particular on the themes of endless desire and defiance against God as portrayed in ‘Don Juan, the Seducer of Seville Invited to the Statue’, as well as the issues of salvation and human will explored in ‘The Unbeliever Punished’. Tirso de Molina: A Life Between the Clergy...