{"product_id":"cyrano-de-bergerac-a-heroic-comedy-in-five-acts-paperback","title":"Cyrano de Bergerac: A Heroic Comedy in Five Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdmond Rostand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLowell Bair\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEteel Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegarded as one of the greatest dramas ever written, \u003ci\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the silver-tongued soldier whose unfortunate looks drive him to woo his love by speaking for his handsome but dull-witted rival.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/i\u003e occupies a unique place in the modern theater. Deliberately disavowing realism and contemporary relevance, Edmond Rostand's masterpiece represents a turning back in both time and spirit to an earlier age of high adventure and soaring idealism. Its magnificent hero, Cyrano--noble of soul and grotesque in appearance, gallant Gascon soldier, brilliant wit, and timid lover, alternately comic, heroic, tragic--represents one of the most challenging of all acting roles in its complexity and mercurial changes of mood. From its original production to the present day, \u003ci\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/i\u003e has enjoyed a charmed existence on the stage, its unflagging pace of action and eloquence of language enchanting critics and public alike. Here, in a superlative translation, is the ultimate triumph of the great French romantic tradition--a work which, in the words of the French critic Lema tre, \"prolongs, unites and blends...three centuries of comic fantasy and moral grace.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTranslated by Lowell Bair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Eteel Lawson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand an Afterword by Cynthia B. Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdmond Rostand \u003c\/b\u003e(1868-1918) was born in Marseilles, France, in 1868, the son of a distinguished and cultured family. The young Rostand was educated first in Marseilles, then in Paris, where he earned a degree in law. It was a profession, however, that he was never to practice. He made his literary debut in 1890 with a volume of lyric verse, and his first important play, \u003ci\u003eThe Romancers\u003c\/i\u003e, was produced by the Comédie Francaise in 1894. In 1897, \u003ci\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/i\u003e won critical acclaim and spectacular popular success, and Rostand further solidified his position as the foremost of modern French romantic dramatists with \u003ci\u003eL'Aiglon\u003c\/i\u003e in 1900 and \u003ci\u003eChantecler\u003c\/i\u003e in 1910. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eEteel Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e was educated in France and holds two Masters' degrees, in International Relations and Economics. The author of a children's book and a collection of short stories, she worked for the United Nations in Paris and now lives on the French Riviera. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfessor of French and Francophone Studies at Vassar College, \u003cb\u003eCynthia B. Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e earned a Ph.D. in French and Humanities from Stanford University. Specializing in performance studies and Early Modern France, she has published three books, including \u003ci\u003eCorneille à l'affiche: vingt ans de créations théâtrales, 1980-2000\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of more than eighty articles and book reviews published in journals in Europe and the United States. She regularly writes for \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, the publication of the American Library Association.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.7 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45141614133292,"sku":"9780451531988","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/MUdFTlNpUGVmbzVXQUd3YVp5RjJEQT09.webp?v=1766451316","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/cyrano-de-bergerac-a-heroic-comedy-in-five-acts-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}