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   What is Edmond Rostand known for?

   • Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand ( UK: / ˈrɒstɒ̃ /, US: / rɔːˈstɒ̃, ˈrɒstænd /, French: [ɛdmɔ̃ ʁɔstɑ̃]; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is known for his works which are known as neo-romanticism. His best known play was the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac . ↑ "Rostand, Edmond". Lexico UK Dictionary.

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   What was Rostand's style of theatre?

   • Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth century. Another of Rostand's works, Les Romanesques (1894), was adapted to the 1960 musical comedy The Fantasticks. Rostand was born in Marseille, France, into a wealthy and cultured Provençal family.

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   Why did Rostand live in Cambo-les-Bains?

   • During the 1900s, Rostand came to live in the Villa Arnaga in Cambo-les-Bains in the French Basque Country, seeking a cure for his pleurisy. The house is now a heritage site and a museum of Rostand's life and Basque architecture and crafts. Rostand died in 1918, a victim of the flu pandemic, and is buried in the Cimetière de Marseille.

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   How does Rostand relate to Cyrano?

   • Through the character of Cyrano, Rostand touches on the perennial struggles with self-identity, love, heroism, and sacrifice. The play profoundly reflects on the dualities of inner beauty versus outer appearances and the dichotomies between wit and physical prowess.

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   Who was Jean Rostand?

   • Rostand always took pains to write fine parts for his stars, and L’Aiglon afforded Sarah Bernhardt one of her greatest triumphs. Rostand’s son Jean Rostand (1894–1977) was a noted biologist, moralist, and writer. This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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   Who were Rostand's favorite authors?

   • The young Rostand was a shy and studious child who loved to read and play with marionettes; his favorite authors were Sir Walter Scott and Alexandre Dumas, père. During long summer vacations in the Pyrenees, he developed a deep attachment for the region; there he also wrote his first poems.

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   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.

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   Edmond Rostand was a French dramatist of the period just before World War I whose plays provide a final, very belated example of Romantic drama in France. Rostand’s name is indissolubly linked with that of his most popular and enduring play, Cyrano de Bergerac.

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   Edmond Rostand (1868–1918) was a French playwright best known for his play "Cyrano de Bergerac," a romantic drama that has remained a cornerstone of classic theatre since its debut in 1897. Rostand's unique blend of poetic dialogue, deep emotional resonance, and timeless themes secured his place among the literary elite.

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   Sep 21, 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.

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   French playwright. Examine the life, times, and work of Edmond Rostand through detailed author biographies on eNotes.

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   Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (UK: / ˈrɒstɒ̃ /, [ 1 ] US: / rɔːˈstɒ̃, ˈrɒstænd /, [ 2 ]French: [ɛdmɔ̃ ʁɔstɑ̃]; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is known for his works which are known as neo-romanticism. His best known play was the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac.

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   Edmond Rostand. (1868–1918). French dramatist Edmond Rostand is best remembered for his most popular and enduring play, Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), a heroic comedy in which a homely, large-nosed soldier despairs of winning the woman he loves and helps a friend woo her instead.