About this title: First produced in 1897, CYRANO DE BERGERAC takes place in the 17th century. Rostand's classic drama presents a complex hero--one who is in the tradition of both the swashbuckling adventurer and the sensitive, more modern thinker and self-questioner. Cursed with ugliness but blessed with sublime wit and poetic ability, the gallant Cyrano loves his ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bantam USA
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553210309ISBN:0553210300
Description: Paperback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Ships within 24 hours. 195pp., 200grams, ISBN: 0553210300. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bantam, New York
Date Published: 1959
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. VG/NW Paper Bookplate 8th edition. 196p., 18 cm. This translation originally published, Holt, 1923. read more
Edition: Twenty-fifth Printing, September, 1932
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt And Company, New York
Date Published: 1932
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8" x 5-1/4" x 1" No Dust Jacket. Cover in Good condition with minor wear and minor surface scratches. Corners and edges have minor wear. Page edges have foxing and there is staining from dust on the top. Inside pages have minor foxing. read more
Edition: Translated by Brian Hooker ~Complete and Unabridged.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bantam, Toronto: London
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. Some edgewear. Corners worn. Light spine creases. Name written top first page. Starting to yellow. Must be X-Library~Has card pocket inside back cover. Text in English, French. 196p.; 18 cm. A Bantam classic.. Ships from: MI, USA read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Classic & Loveswept, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780553213607ISBN:0553213601
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Bantam Classics
ISBN-13:9780553213607ISBN:0553213601
Description: Fair. 0553213601 BARELY ACCEPTABLE. Mass market paperback. Writing inside front cover. Shelf and edgewear, creasing. A rough beat up copy but intact and readable. read more
Description: Mass-market paperback. No DJ Issued. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. EXCELLENT condition with cover worn a bit. inside very good! Bantam Classics. read more
Binding: paperback
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Date Published: 1950
ISBN-13:9780553213607ISBN:0553213601
Description: Very Good. 0553213601 Mass Market PB. Pages foxing. Clean text and tight binding. Very nice vintage copy. Previous owner name on book in several places. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: BANTAM USA
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553210309ISBN:0553210300
Description: Published by Bantam USA in 1981. Paperback. Number of pages: 195. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
""Cyrano de Bergerac" is basically about this swordsman named Cyrano, who is an amazing fighter and poet and is in love with his cousin Roxanne. The only bad thing is that Cyrano has a huge nose which keeps him from approaching Roxanne in earnest. Anyway, there's also this other guy that likes Roxanne named Christian, but although Christian has really good looks, he is a screw up with words and doesn't know how to communicate with females. Finally, there's another guy (whose already married) that is in love with Roxanne named De Guiche, and he's an older gentleman who is consistently annoying in the book.
I'm not much of a play guy so reading this at first was a bit awkward for me... but I grew to like it. I might've given the book five stars if some of the annoying acts with De Guiche were cut out, as well as when there was supposedly "humorous" scenes that didn't work out for me, but overall I thought the plot was really tragic and beautiful and I ALMOST cried at the end. Haha."
"Cyrano is the amazing play of a secretly self-conscious man who hides his fear of being laughed at because of his nose by being a very bold person. He is an excellent swordsman and a brilliant poet making him the ideal man/romantic. However his abnormally large nose prevents him from gaining a lover. Cyrano loves Roxane, his cousin, so when she falls in love with someone else, he is devastated, but it opens a priceless opportunity for him. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this play! It is hilarious, and as I read it, there were different people reading each part aloud, so it was easier to imagine the events happening. As we read it, we watched the movie along with it. I recommend watching the French version of the movie, it is Brilliant! Cyrano De Bergerac was made as a parody of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It is (and I can't believe I'm saying this) better, more entertaining, than Shakespeare's play. Of course they are two different things and I absolutely LOVE Romeo and Juliet. Cyrano, however, was so funny and was very interesting to read. One of the best plays I have ever read!"
"I admit I really have no idea how it goes in english, but this book is truly amazing in its original french. Des alexandrins qui riment, une histoire intéressante, romantique et de l'aventure. Mais surtout une histoire très poétique!!
somehow but not really Spoiler! " Un baiser, mais à tout prendre, qu'est-ce? Un serment fait d'un peu plus près, une promesse Plus précise, un aveu qui veut se confirmer, Un point rose qu'on met sur l'i du verbe aimer; C'est un secret qui prend la bouche pour oreille, Un instant d'infini qui fait un bruit d'abeille, Une communion ayant un goût de fleur, Une façon d'un peu se respirer le coeur, Et d'un peu se goûter, au bord des lèvres, l'âme!" 3e acte scène 10"
"Cyrano de Bergerac is unequivocally among the greatest plays of all time. Ranking alongside Shakespeare, Beckett, and Molliere, Rostand, too, merits reading in the original language for a full appreciation of his mastery of words and verbal associations. Obviously, doing so is often impossible, and luckily, even in translation, the language shines. This quintessential story of pining and sacrifice transcends language and age, and comes alive with the playwright's blend of jovial humor and searing truth. Rostand presents Cyrano as a complex and fully-formed character, beyond most in literature. He is audacious, intelligent, widely-read, imaginative, and pitiably unable to pursue the woman he loves. Especially delightful are the scenes where his tongue is unleashed, as when our hero duels while improvising a poem or detains the count by telling him all the ways he has devised of getting to the moon. Wry, suspenseful, comedic, and utterly tragic, Cryano de Bergerac is vastly entertaining and holds appeal for all sorts of readers."
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