This is Edmond Rostand's immortal play in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII's reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown. Rostand's extraordinary lyric powers gave birth to a universal hero--Cyrano De Bergerac--and ensured his own reputation as author of one of the best-loved plays in the literature of the stage. This translation, by the American poet Brian Hooker, is nearly as famous as the original play itself, and is generally considered to be one of the finest English verse translations ever written.

196 pages

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	November 1, 1950
ISBN13	9780553213607
Publishers	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group I
Pages	196
Dimensions	106 × 175 × 14 mm · 127 g
Language	English
Contributor	Brian Hooker

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