Tirso de Molina

The Bashful Man at Court

Spanish comedy of a man's shyness and romantic adventures at court

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Tirso de Molina
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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