Episode 315: "Don Juan" by Moliere, Introduction and Act 1

Today on The Literary Life podcast, Angelina and Thomas begin a new series discussing Moliere's farcical play Don Juan . They open the discussion with some background on Moliere's plays in general, as well as other drama of this time period, then the origins of the story of Don Juan itself. After this introduction, Thomas and Angelina read some of the play and discuss some of the key characters and ideas presented in the opening acts. If you missed this year's annual Literary Life Online Conference, "The Letter Killeth, but the Spirit Quickeneth: Reading Like a Human", you can still purchase the recordings at HouseofHumaneLetters.com . Don't forget that you can find the full show notes for this episode at .

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Episode 315: "Don Juan" by Moliere, Introduction and Act 1 is an episode from The Literary Life Podcast by Angelina Stanford.

This episode is 01:23:52 long.

This episode was published on Feb 10, 2026.

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