Don Juan in a French Play of 1630

None of the numerous studies devoted to the Don Juan tradition mention a French play of 1630 which contains certain of its elements and is earlier in date than any other extant French or Italian version, as early, indeed, as the printed Burlador itself. This striking fact deserves, I think, some con...

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Published in:PMLA : Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 1923-09, Vol.38 (3), p.471-478
Main Author: Lancaster, H. Carrington
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Legends
Lightning
Pastoralism
Statues
Theater
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Summary:None of the numerous studies devoted to the Don Juan tradition mention a French play of 1630 which contains certain of its elements and is earlier in date than any other extant French or Italian version, as early, indeed, as the printed Burlador itself. This striking fact deserves, I think, some consideration. Let us see first what is the prevailing opinion with regard to the origin and early history of the Don Juan legend, then what place in the list of versions should be assigned to this French play, and finally what confirmation or modification of the present theory may be deduced from the fact of its existence.
ISSN:0030-8129
1938-1530
DOI:10.2307/457329