by Edmond Rostand · Proa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477391425
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Cyrano de Bergerac is a play in verse by Edmond Rostand, premiered in 1897. The play tells the story of Cyrano, a poet and swordsman who is brave but self-conscious about his enormous nose. He is in love with his cousin Roxane, but believes that she will never reciprocate his feelings because of his ugliness. When Roxane falls in love with Christian, a handsome but unintelligent cadet, Cyrano decides to help him win her over by writing love letters in his name. The play is a reflection on inner and outer beauty, love, sacrifice, and the importance of authenticity.
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth century. Another of Rostand's works, Les Romanesques (1894), was adapted to the 1960 musical comedy The Fantasticks.
