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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.
- Edmond Rostand
- 1897
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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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
A short summary of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Cyrano de Bergerac.
- Edmond Rostand
- 1897
In Paris in 1640, a large, boisterous group of city-dwellers attends a bawdy play. At the play is a young, handsome Baron named Christian de Neuvillette. Lately, Christian has become enamored with a beautiful young woman. That night, he learns from a local drunk, Ligniere, that the woman’s name is Roxane.
Jan 30, 2013 · Title: Cyrano de Bergerac. An Heroic Comedy in Five Acts. Author: Edmond Rostand. Translator: Charles Renauld. Release Date: January 30, 2013 [EBook #41949] Language: English. Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CYRANO DE BERGERAC *** Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Veronika Redfern and the.
But in Cyrano de Bergerac, Rostand departed from the realist tradition to present an unabashed historical romance, set in the 1640s and featuring a swashbuckling hero. Audiences loved the play’s passionate love story, comedy, fast-paced action, and tragic ending.
