"Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure." – Lord Byron

Don Juan:

• জন্ম: স্পেনের সেভিল শহরে।

• বাবা-মা সুখী ছিলেন না, বাবার মৃত্যু হলে মা তাকে বড় করেন।

• কৈশোরে এক বিবাহিতা মহিলার সাথে সম্পর্ক গড়ে ওঠে।

• স্পেন ত্যাগের পথে জাহাজডুবি থেকে কোনোমতে বেঁচে যান।

• জলদস্যুরা তাকে দাস হিসেবে বিক্রি করে; পরে তুরস্কে এক মহিলার হাতে পড়েন।

• তিনি পালিয়ে রাশিয়ার পক্ষে যুদ্ধে যোগ দেন এবং আবারও এক বিবাহিতা মহিলার সাথে সম্পর্ক স্থাপন করেন।

বিখ্যাত উক্তি:

• "Sweet is revenge — especially to women."

• "Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure."

• "Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence."

Lord Byron:

• পূর্ণ নাম: George Gordon Byron।

• British Romantic poet ও satirist।

• তার কবিতা ও ব্যক্তিত্ব ইউরোপে আলোড়ন তোলে।

Notable Works:

• Beppo

• Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

• Don Juan

• Giaour

• Lara

• Manfred

• Hours of Idleness

• The poetry collection Hours of Idleness was authored by Lord Byron and published in 1807 when he was just 19 years old.

• It was Byron’s first volume of poetry, though the poems were generally considered ordinary or unremarkable.

• Each poem in the collection included its date of composition.

• In 1808, The Edinburgh Review published a harsh critique, dismissing Byron’s work as the self-centered effort of a young aristocrat.

• In response, Byron anonymously published English Bards and Scotch Reviewers in 1809, a satirical poem targeting his critics.

• Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788–1824)

• A British Romantic poet and satirist, known for his provocative lifestyle and poetry that stirred European imagination.

• Involved in several controversial matters, including illicit love affairs.

• His greatest work is Don Juan (1824), an epic satire.

• Referred to as the “Rebel Poet”.

• Died in Greece.

• Notable Works

• The Vision of Judgment (1822)

• Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (Autobiographical poem; his most popular work)

• Hours of Idleness (Volume of Poetry)

• Lara

• English Bards and Scotch Reviewers

• Giaour

• Manfred

• Sardanapalus

• The Bride of Abydos

• The Two Foscari

• The Corsair

• Robert Southee

• Don Juan (1824)

• A satirical epic poem by Byron, portraying Don Juan not as a seducer but as a man easily led by women.

Source: Britannica, An ABC of English Literature by M Mofizar Rahman

• Don Juan

• This poem is taken from Lord Byron’s Don Juan.

• Don Juan

• Lord Byron, a prominent Romantic poet and satirist, wrote Don Juan as a satire in the form of a picaresque verse tale.

• The poem revolves around the central character Don Juan, whose name also titles the work.

• Donna Julia is introduced as Don Juan’s mother’s friend and later becomes involved with him in a tragic love affair.

• The poem explores themes of love, passion, and the consequences of human actions through dramatic episodes.

• Important Characters

• Don Juan

• Donna Inez

• Donna Julia

• Don Alfonso, etc.

• Famous Quotes

• "Sweet is revenge — especially to women."

• "Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure."

• "Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence."

• Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788–1824)

• A British Romantic poet and satirist.

• In 1798, at age 10, he inherited the title from his great-uncle William Byron, becoming Lord Byron.

• Notable Works

• Beppo

• Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

• Don Juan

• English Bards and Scotch Reviewers

• Giaour

• Hours of Idleness

• Lara

• Manfred

• Sardanapalus

• The Bride of Abydos

• The Corsair

• The Prisoner of Chillon

• The Two Foscari, etc.

Source: Britannica, Live MCQ Lecture