Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac

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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

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...

Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac

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