Don Gil of the Green Breeches

Name: Don Gil of the Green Breeches
Author: Tirso de Molina

by Tirso de Molina

Spanish comedy of disguise, mistaken identity, and romantic pursuit

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Tirso de Molina

The Spanish Golden Age playwright who created Don Juan, one of literature's most enduring archetypes. Writing under a pseudonym, this Mercedarian friar combined theological seriousness with comic energy. His psychological insight into sin and damnation influenced dramatists for centuries.

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