Don Juan in High School: Lord Byron Updated
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1477647589 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
While Byron turned the infamous womanizer of legend into a sixteen-year-old boy of Seville, more seduced than seducer, this story concerns a sixteen-year-old boy in Hollywood. We find, though two-hundred years separate the two poems, that nothing has really changed.. "Don Juan in High School: Lord Byron Updated" is a 21st century version of the first canto of Byron's 19th century mock-epic poem "Don Juan" that maintains the humor as well as the liberal social, political, and religious commentary of the original
SUPERB RHYMED TALE J. Wassermann BY FRITZ JACOBSThis "Mock Epic" is a superb 21st century update of the Lord Byron Don Juan tale. It covers the first canto in all of its salacious finery. The author must be congratulated on his skill and audacity!. A delightful and witty take off on Byron's Don Juan selma wassermann This delightful and witty take off on Byron's Don Juan by Bill Cliett, writing under the alias George Gordon is a masterstroke of updating the epic to modern times. The verses are intelligent, inventive and hilarious. The inside references are a howl and the book is sure to be a hit with adults as well as teens looking for a pathway to the original. Cliett is informed, literate and brilliant. DJ is a pleasure from beginning to end.. Great new one on Juan! Too long forgot has been the great Don Juan But now we have a latter day George Gordon.That heroic poem--he's given us a new one That's set today. He's really got his word on.Cut rhythmic corners here? Nothin' doin'! Each canto true to rhyme--what a burden!I know you'll love this book by Mr. Cliett,So do yourself a favor. Buy it!