Philosopher, poet, swordsman, soldier and wit, there is an underlying fatalism to cyrano. It was based only nominally on the 17thcentury nobleman of the same name, known for his bold adventures and large nose. Edmond rostand libros y biografia del autor librote. Here are just a few of the allusions rostand makes to the three musketeers. This single word summed up rostands rejection of the social realism which. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on. Though its moliere thats more often used as a french answer to shakespeare, edmond rostands cyrano has to be about the only riposte to hamlet available in human literature. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A quarrelsome, hottempered, and unattractive swordsman falls hopelessly in love with a beautiful woman, roxanne. Translated from the french by gladys thomas and mary f. Cursed with ugliness, but blessed with sublime wit and poetic ability, the gallant cyrano loves his cousin. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability.
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