Cyrano de Bergerac (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Edmond Rostand
- First Published: 1898
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragicomedy
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Setting: France
- 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
Characters Discussed
Cyrano de Bergerac (see-rah- NOH deh behr-zheh-RAHK), a historical poet, playwright, and soldier who, as a contemporary of the three famous musketeers, creates an image of romance considerably heightened by his lines in the play. Although the possessor of an enormous nose, which its owner declared was a symbol of generosity and independence, Cyrano has a romantic heart and a gifted tongue as well as a spirit of fierce independence. He chooses as his symbol a white plume of unsullied integrity, never lowered for expediency’s sake. Although he appears...
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