About the book
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.
Editions of Cyrano De Bergerac
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781854591173
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780553213607
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780553211184
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679734130
- EBook
- ISBN 9780553900439
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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.
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What is Cyrano De Bergerac about?
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Cyrano De Bergerac?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Cyrano De Bergerac?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Cyrano De Bergerac?
Edmond Rostand
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Cyrano De Bergerac is available as paperback(ISBN 9781854591173) and paperback(ISBN 9780553213607) and paperback(ISBN 9780553211184) and paperback(ISBN 9780679734130) and ebook(ISBN 9780553900439)
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