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  1. Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( / ˌsɪrənoʊdəˈbɜːrʒəræk, - ˈbɛər -/ SIRR-ə-noh də BUR-zhə-rak, – BAIR-, French: [savinjɛ̃ d (ə) siʁano d (ə) bɛʁʒəʁak]; 6 [note 1] March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist .

  2. Cyrano de Bergerac (/ ˌ s ɪr ə n oʊ d ə ˈ b ɜːr ʒ ə r æ k,-ˈ b ɛər-/ SIRR-ə-noh də BUR-zhə-rak, – BAIR-, French: [siʁano d(ə) bɛʁʒəʁak]) is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. The play is a fictionalisation following the broad outlines of Cyrano de Bergerac's life.

    • Edmond Rostand
    • 1897
  3. Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (born March 6, 1619, Paris—died July 28, 1655, Paris) was a French satirist and dramatist whose works combining political satire and science-fantasy inspired a number of later writers.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. May 30, 2024 · Cyrano de Bergerac, verse drama in five acts by Edmond Rostand, performed in 1897 and published the following year. It was based only nominally on the 17th-century nobleman of the same name, known for his bold adventures and large nose.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand ( UK: / ˈrɒstɒ̃ /, [1] US: / rɔːˈstɒ̃, ˈrɒstænd /, [2] [3] French: [ɛdmɔ̃ ʁɔstɑ̃]; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac.

  6. However, the success of this play paled in comparison to the astounding triumph of Rostand's next play, Cyrano de Bergerac. The play, which premiered in December 1897, is based on the life of a real person named Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, a French soldier and author who lived in the 1600s.

  7. 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.

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