A new english translation of the french play by edmond rostand. When he was twentytwo years old, he married the poet, rosemond gerard, and presented his first book, a volume of poems, to her as a wedding gift. It was based only nominally on the 17thcentury nobleman of the same name, known for his bold adventures and large nose. Rostand, edmond 18681918 french poet and playwright who first published a volume of poetry but gained fame as a writer of entertaining poetic plays. Though its moliere thats more often used as a french answer to shakespeare, edmond rostands cyrano has to be about the only riposte to hamlet available in human literature. Previous part 1 next part 3 cuigyhd ionks, see youbrissaille borehu you s he ns wayyrano. Deliberately disavowing realism and contemporary relevance, edmond rostand s masterpiece. A production from by edmond rostand in a new version by martin crimp. Edmond rostand was born in marseilles, france, on april 1, 1868.
This tragicomedy is based upon the life of the freethinking seven. I am a student who very much enjoyed playing the parts of roxane and. His first play, les romanesques, which concerned two young lovers, appeared four years later. Rostands wordplay and wit, and sympathized with cyranos sufferings and cheered his triumphs. Edmond rostand was born on april 1, 1868, into a wealthy, refined french family. Set in 17thcentury paris, the action revolves around the emotional problems of the noble, swashbuckling cyrano, who, despite his. Philosopher, poet, swordsman, soldier and wit, there is an underlying fatalism to cyrano. A full hour after the curtain fell, the audience was still applauding thunderously. Jenkins place of publication new york date published 1898 keywords first edition french literature drama. The play in its original french is written entirely in rhyming couplets. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Finally cyrano pretends to be christian and speaks to roxanne directly, while hiding in the shadows. The work is about cyrano, a marvelous character who is witty, passionate and full of vitality. Like his speech may lack the brilliance of his hair.
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