Book was not in good shape, it actually fell apart in the 1st five days of reading it. Rostand was a fan of dumas novel, and he both parodies and. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Pay special attention, however, to the many references to alexandre dumas 1844 novel the three musketeers. How can the curiouslysnouted cyrano ever hope to win the affections of the beautiful roxane. Though its moliere thats more often used as a french answer to shakespeare, edmond rostands cyrano has to be about the. Cyrano is a brash, strongwilled man of many talents whose whimsical aptitude for the spoken word is overshadowed by an attribute that is iconic, outrageous and gigantichis nose. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the readers experience. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Of my broad felt made lighter, i cast my mantle broad, and stand, poet and fighter, to do and to record. Bloy et tant dautres immenses genies en une meme periode.
A witty, eloquent drama widely considered the most popular modern french play, it is presented here in a rich blank verse translation by poet louis untermeyer. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Its titular character is a proud, daring swordsman and genius poet who has one terrible flaw. A genius with language, but convinced of his own ugliness, cyrano secretly loves the radiant roxane. Cyrano, a quarrelsome, hottempered swordsman, as famous for his dueling skills and pugnacity as for his inordinately long nose, is hopelessly enamored of the beautiful roxane. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. Edmond rostand author visit amazons edmond rostand page. Le stelle non sono per cyrano,che resta unopera magnifica. This is edmond rostands immortal play in which chivalry and. 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. The nineteenthcentury french classic about the swordsmanpoet with the nose too large to be taken seriously, in an acclaimed english translation by anthony burgess. May 15, 2015 cyrano is a brash, strongwilled man of many talents whose whimsical aptitude for the spoken word is overshadowed by an attribute that is iconic, outrageous and gigantichis nose.
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