Rostand, edmond 18681918 french poet and playwright who first published a volume of poetry but gained fame as a writer of entertaining poetic plays. Deliberately disavowing realism and contemporary relevance, edmond rostands. It was based only nominally on the 17thcentury nobleman of the same name, known for his bold adventures and large nose. It brought great acclaim to the young french poetplaywright edmond rostand 18681918. Here are just a few of the allusions rostand makes to the three musketeers. The scope of human depth, although i can not be as deep as bards, it is. Soon after enjoying one of the most enthusiastic audience. Global grey free pdf, epub, kindle ebook pages pdf. About cyrano rostands hero is based on a reallife person named cyrano, who was born in 1619. Members of the audience complain that cyrano is ruining the play, but they fall silent when cyrano draws his sword. Set in 17thcentury paris, the action revolves around the emotional problems of the noble, swashbuckling.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Philosopher, poet, swordsman, soldier and wit, there is an underlying fatalism to cyrano. Except where otherwise noted, all the contents published in this website are in the public domain. The play was both a literary anomaly and a smashing stage success. Translated from the french by gladys thomas and mary f.
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