Cyrano de Bergerac (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Edmond Rostand
- First Published: 1898
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragicomedy
- Time of Work: c. 1640-1655
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Tragedy, Tragicomedy
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Mistaken or secret identity, Poetry or poets, Seventeenth century, Death or dying, Assassins, hit men, or contract killers, Heroes or heroism, Soldiers, Duels or dueling, Braggarts
- Locales: Paris, France, Arras, France
Places Discussed
Hôtel de Bourgogne (oh-TEL deh Bur-GOIN). Parisian mansion whose main hall is normally used for tennis, but which on occasion is set up as a theater with a stage. Act 1 of Rostand’s play opens in this theater, where its play within a play focuses the audience’s attention on drama. Cyrano’s own lifelong pursuit of honor makes him seem like a combination actor and playwright, composing and delivering his lines for the applause of his peers.
Ragueneau’s pastry-shop (rah-geh-NOH). Large Parisian kitchen that provides the location of act 2. The shop...
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