Cyrano de Bergerac

edmond rostand louis untermeyer

Widely considered the most popular modern French play, Cyrano de Bergerac has dazzled audiences with its wit and eloquence since it premiered in 1897.
Cyrano, a quarrelsome, hot-tempered swordsman, as famous for his dueling skills and pugnacity as for his inordinately long nose, is hopelessly enamored of the beautiful Roxane. She, in turn, is in love with Christian, a handsome but inarticulate and slow-witted suitor. Asked for help by Christian in wooing Roxane, Cyrano pours out his heart in romantic dialogues — delivered under cover of night and dense foliage — and through ardent love letters written in the name of Christian.
Presented here in a rich blank verse translation by poet Louis Untermeyer, this beloved romantic comedy will be warmly received by theater buffs as well as students and teachers of drama and literature.

Genres classicsplaysfictiondramafranceromancetheatreschoolhistorical fictionliterature

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1897

Places

france, arras, paris,

This edition

Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Published: May 24, 2000 by Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486411194
ASIN: 0486411192
Language: English

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About the author

edmond rostand

People know light, entertaining works, particularly Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), of French playwright Edmond Rostand.

Neo-romanticism associates poet and dramatist Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand. His romantic plays provided an alternative to the popular naturalistic theatre during the late 19th century. People adapted "Les Romanesques" as the highly successful musical comedy "The Fantasticks."

The Académie Française elected this youngest writer.

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