Cyrano De Bergerac : Heroic Comedy in Five Acts - Softcover

Rostand, Edmond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451525485 ISBN 13: 9780451525482

Publisher: Signet Classics, 1972

Synopsis

Cyrano, the gallant soldier and brilliant wit, also is a timid lover, and, because of his nose, woos his love by proxy of a more handsome man.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This is Edmond Rostand's immortal play in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII's reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown. Rostand's extraordinary lyric powers gave birth to a universal hero--Cyrano De Bergerac--and ensured his own reputation as author of one of the best-loved plays in the literature of the stage. This translation, by the American poet Brian Hooker, is nearly as famous as the original play itself, and is generally considered to be one of the finest English verse translations ever written.

About the Author:

Edmond Rostand (1868–1918) was a French playwright whose other works include The Princess Faraway, The Woman of Samaria, and L’Aiglon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Signet Classics
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0451525485
• ISBN 13: 9780451525482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220