V.S. Pritchett - A story of Don Juan

From Just Reads by Ed Parnell

February 19, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

This episode explores the story of Don Juan and its origins in the play by Tirso de Molina.

Don Juan, the legendary lover, stays at a lonely widowers house and... Don Juan, also known as Don Giovanni, is a legendary fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by Tirso de Molina. The play includes most of the elements found and later adapted in subsequent works, including the setting, the characters, moralistic themes, and the dramatic ending in which Don Juan dines with and is then dragged down to hell by the stone statue of the father he had previously slain. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support . Please click 'like' and Subcribe and all the good stuff.

People in this episode

Host: Ed Parnell

Topics covered

literature
Don Juan
storytelling
Spanish plays
seduction
morality

Keywords

Don Juan
V.S. Pritchett
Tirso de Molina
El burlador de Sevilla
seduction
morality
Spanish literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra