{"product_id":"three-plays-of-tirso-de-molina-9781476666549","title":"Three Plays of Tirso de Molina","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Generally credited as the creator of Don Juan, one of the most famous characters in literature, Tirso de Molina (1580-1648) is largely unknown to English readers. He wrote within an extraordinary literary milieu (the Spanish Golden Age--Velazquez, Ribera, Cervantes…) and left his own mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book presents three of his best known works, never before translated in one collection: the Don Juan play, a theological play and a court comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Don Juan is recognized as a masterpiece of psychological portraiture and has been the subject of countless analyses, and diagnosed as a misogynist, a repressed homosexual, a misanthrope, a narcissist. However he may be interpreted, the reader senses that in Don Juan, Tirso was probing a dark area of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The playwright is known for his realistic and penetrating psychological portraits of women. His female characters are forceful, cunning, witty and courageous, and their frank and unabashed sexuality i\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040405619031,"sku":"9781476666549","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476666549.jpg?v=1750946645","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/three-plays-of-tirso-de-molina-9781476666549","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}