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A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th century. Today, he is best known as the inspiration for Edmond Rostand 's most noted drama, Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), which, although it includes elements of his life, also contains invention and myth.
In Paris, in the year 1640, a brilliant poet and swordsman named Cyrano de Bergerac finds himself deeply in love with his beautiful, intellectual cousin Roxane. Despite Cyrano’s brilliance and charisma, a shockingly large nose afflicts his appearance, and he considers himself too ugly even to risk telling Roxane his feelings.
Cyrano de Bergerac (/ ˌ s ɪr ə n oʊ d ə ˈ b ɜːr ʒ ə r æ k,-ˈ b ɛər-/ SIRR-ə-noh də BUR-zhə-rak, – BAIR-, French: [siʁano d(ə) bɛʁʒəʁak]) is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. The play is a fictionalisation following the broad outlines of Cyrano de Bergerac's life.
Cyrano de Bergerac, verse drama in five acts by Edmond Rostand, performed in 1897 and published the following year. It was based only nominally on the 17th-century nobleman of the same name, known for his bold adventures and large nose.
Dec 1, 1990 · Cyrano de Bergerac: Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. With Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Jacques Weber. Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane.
Cyrano de Bergerac, a play by Edmond Rostand, is a classic work of French literature first performed in 1897. The play is a fictionalized account of the life of the real Cyrano de Bergerac, a 17th-century French playwright and duelist.
Jan 30, 2013 · The phenomenal success of "Cyrano de Bergerac" is undoubtedly one of the most important literary events of the last quarter of a century.
Jan 16, 2020 · Watch James McAvoy's return to the stage, in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, exclusively on the big screen. -- Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has...
Aug 12, 2024 · Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (born March 6, 1619, Paris, France—died July 28, 1655, Sannois) was a French satirist and dramatist whose works combining political satire and science-fantasy inspired a number of later writers.
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