From the scanty details of the real cyrano s life documented by his friend henri le. Later, le bret admonishes cyrano to stop trying to be three musketeers in one. The work is about cyrano, a marvelous character who is witty, passionate and full of vitality. It was based only nominally on the 17thcentury nobleman of the same name, known for his bold adventures and large nose. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. The translators have managed to preserve intact the atmosphere, the spirit, all essentials. Rumour has in no way exaggerated its extraordinary brilliancy. Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. However, he has an extremely large nose, which is the reason for his own selfdoubt.
He is known for his big nose, which becomes a problem when he falls in love with his beautiful cousin, roxane. Cyrano, a quarrelsome, hottempered swordsman, as famous for his dueling skills and pugnacity as for his inordinately long nose, is hopelessly enamored of the beautiful roxane. After giving the children 3 pies wrapped in the sonnet to phyllis, ragueneau calls them back when lises back is turned and gives them 3 pies for free in return for the sonnet back. An heroic comedy in five acts premiered in paris on dec. The town, which owes him much of its reputation, and its inhabitants pay tribute to him in a variety of ways. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. In addition to being a remarkable duelist, he is a gifted, joyful poet and is also shown to be a musician. Translated from the french by gladys thomas and mary f. Cette collection est accessible des le niveau debutant, elle est organisee en quatre niveaux. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. The translation is a remarkably able piece of work. The play was both a literary anomaly and a smashing stage success.