
- 144 pages
- English
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Cyrano de Bergerac
About this book
Widely considered the most popular modern French play, Cyrano de Bergerac has dazzled audiences with its wit and eloquence since it premiered in 1897.
Cyrano, a quarrelsome, hot-tempered swordsman, as famous for his dueling skills and pugnacity as for his inordinately long nose, is hopelessly enamored of the beautiful Roxane. She, in turn, is in love with Christian, a handsome but inarticulate and slow-witted suitor. Asked for help by Christian in wooing Roxane, Cyrano pours out his heart in romantic dialogues — delivered under cover of night and dense foliage — and through ardent love letters written in the name of Christian.
Presented here in a rich blank verse translation by poet Louis Untermeyer, this beloved romantic comedy will be warmly received by theater buffs as well as students and teachers of drama and literature.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Note
- Characters in the Play
- Act I - A Performance at the Hotel Burgundy
- Act II - The Poets’ Cook-shop
- Act III - Roxane’s Kiss
- Act IV - The Cadets of Gascony
- Act V - Cyrano’s Gazette
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