Edmond Rostand
Born 1 Apr 1868 · Died 2 Dec 1918
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (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*. 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*.
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Cyrano de Bergerac: This verse play showcases Rostand's signature neo-romantic style, which offered a deliberate contrast to the naturalistic theatre dominant during the late nineteenth century.
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His 1894 work Les Romanesques was adapted into the 1960 musical comedy The Fantasticks.
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Books by Edmond Rostand in order
Books by Edmond Rostand in the order they were published, from Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) to Cyrano (2016).
- 1Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac1897 - 2La princes Lointaine
La princes Lointaine1899 - 3The romancers
The romancers1899 - 4L' Aiglon
L' Aiglon1900 - 5Le cantique de l'aile ; La dernière nuit de Don JuanLe cantique de l'aile ; La dernière nuit de Don Juan1905
- 6Chantecler
Chantecler1910 - 7Cyrano von Bergerac
Cyrano von Bergerac1913 - 8The romancers: comedy in three acts
The romancers: comedy in three acts1915 - 9L'Aiglon, drame en six actes, en vers; represente pour la prL'Aiglon, drame en six actes, en vers; represente pour la premiere fois au Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt, le 15 mars 1900..1916
- 10Deux romanciers de Provence, Honoré d'Urfé et Emile Zola
Deux romanciers de Provence, Honoré d'Urfé et Emile Zola1921 - 11Choix de poésiesChoix de poésies1925
- 12The Far princessThe Far princess1925
- 13Le cantique l'aileLe cantique l'aile1926
- 14The last night of Don JuanThe last night of Don Juan1929
- 15La princess lointaineLa princess lointaine1948
- 16L'aiglon/the EagleL'aiglon/the Eagle1950
- 17Four modern plays
Four modern plays1961 - 18Esquisse d'une histoire de la biologieEsquisse d'une histoire de la biologie1964
- 19L' AigionL' Aigion1968
- 20Viper's Game
Viper's Game1975 - 21Collection "Lecture Facile" Grandes Oeuvres - Level 2
Collection "Lecture Facile" Grandes Oeuvres - Level 21994 - 22Cyrano de Bergerac. Collection Lecture Facile, Niveau 2
Cyrano de Bergerac. Collection Lecture Facile, Niveau 21994 - 23Dossier pédagogique
Dossier pédagogique2000 - 24Cyrano
Cyrano2016