Cyrano De Bergerac: A new version of Edmond Rostand's 'heroic comedy'

derek mahon

Esteemed Irish poet DEREK MAHON has translated a number of plays, including Moliere's "The School for Wives and Racine's "Phaedra. Here he takes on Rostand's Cyrano, poet and swordsman, anxious, yet fearful, to declare his love for Roxanne. This play has been given a romantic and magical touch by Mahon. The present version was commissioned by the National Theatre, London.

Genres classicsplaysfictiondramafranceromancetheatreschoolhistorical fictionliterature

142 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1897

Places

france, arras, paris,

This edition

Format: 142 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 2004 by Gallery Books
ISBN: 9781852353582
ASIN: 1852353589
Language: English

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About the author

derek mahon

Derek Mahon was born in Belfast in 1941, studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and the Sorbonne, and has held journalistic and academic appointments in London and New York. A member of Aosdána, he has received numerous awards including the Irish Academy of Letters Award, the Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize, and Lannan and Guggenheim Fellowships. - See more at: http://www.gallerypress.com/authors/m...