Dec 25, 2009

Cyrano de Bergerac | Bibliography and Further Reading

FURTHER READING
Burgess, Anthony. Preface to Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand, translation by Burgess, Knopf, 1971, pp. v-xiv.
While much of this essay is an explanation of Burgess's methods as a translator, he does offer some valuable insight into the issues of Rostand's play.

Chesterton, G. K. "Rostand" in his Varied Types, Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1903, pp. 73-82.
An excerpt from Chesterton's book that characterizes Rostand's work, focusing in particular on Cyrano de Bergerac and L'Aiglon and their status as heroic...