Cyrano de Bergerac: in a free adaptation (Bantam Classics (Pb)) (Vintage Classics) (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Edmond Rostand and Alexander Guy Holborn Spiers

Martin Crimp and Edmond Rostand (Original Author)

A genius with language, but convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano secretly loves the radiant Roxane. While Roxane is in love with the beautiful but inarticulate Christian.

Cyrano's generous offer to act as go-between sets in motion a poignant and often hilarious love-triangle, in which each character is torn between the lure of physical attraction and the seductive power of words.

Martin Crimp's adaptation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac premiered at the Playhouse Theatre, London, in November 2019.

• ISBN10: 0571361404
• ISBN13: 9780571361403
• Publish Date: 5 December 2019 (first published 8 January 1898)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Faber & Faber
• Edition: Main
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 144
• Language: English

Reviews

[Danielle Renee Wallace]

This story was pretty much unlike any story I've read!
Cyrano de Bergerac is a satire, however, the last two acts take on a much more solemn feel.
I loved the story. However, I did not approve of everything (like the lying). The theme of appearance versus reality was good, though.
(Also, for your info, I did not have this very copy but had the story in my literature book.)