Cyrano de Bergerac est l'une des pièces les plus populaires du théâtre français, et la plus célèbre de son auteur, Edmond Rostand. Librement inspirée de la vie et de l'œuvre de l'écrivain libertin Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655), elle est représentée pour la première fois le 28 décembre 18971, au Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, à Paris
Cyrano de Bergerac (Rostand). (2021, May 16). In wikipedia. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac_(Rostand)
Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. There was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, and the play is a fictionalisation following the broad outlines of his life. The entire play is written in verse, in rhyming couplets of twelve syllables per line, very close to the classical alexandrine form, but the verses sometimes lack a caesura. It is also meticulously researched, down to the names of the members of the Académie française and the dames précieuses glimpsed before the performance in the first scene
Cyrano de Bergerac (play). (2021, June 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac_(play)
I love this story, it was actually the film adaptation that made me want to learn French in the first place! It's the most amazing tragic love story that everyone should read. This book is actually a play, and sometimes the French is quite tricky, but the language is so eloquent and beautiful that it's worth the struggle.
Noah
