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The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmond Rostand Edmond Rostand's bittersweet melodrama tells the tale of France's master swordsman--Cyrano de Bergerac, a valiant soldier cursed with the face of a clown. Gallantry, love, poetry, and failure all combine in this timeless classic, further enhanced by Kyle Baker's captivating illustrations. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description This is Edmond Rostand's immortal play in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII's reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown. Rostand's extraordinary lyric powers gave birth to a universal hero-Cyrano De Bergerac-and ensured his own reputation as author of one of the best-loved plays in the literature of the stage.This translation, by the American poet Brian Hooker, is nearly as famous as the original play itself, and is generally considered to be one of the finest English verse translations ever written. Author Biography Edmond Rostand was born in Marseilles in 1868 and died in 1918. His thirty-year literary career is marked primarily by one astronomical success and a number of plays of lesser note. Early on, Edmond displayed an interest in marionette theater and poetry. While attending the College Stanislas in Paris, Rostand studied French literature, history, and philosophy. He followed his own inclination and deviated from the course his father had designed for him as a lawyer, although he did finally earn a legal degree and gain admission to the bar. His first poetry appeared in the small academy review Mireille. In 1888, his LeGantRouge was produced and, in 1890, Rostand published his first book of poetry, LesMusardises. His play LesRomanesques was produced in 1894, followed a year later by LaPrincessLointaine. The playwright's name and influence spread. Rostand's fame peaked in 1898 with the first production of CyranodeBergerac, a five-act verse drama. The play was important to the drama of its time for its romantic nature, a departure from the realistic conventions then in vogue. It was an enormous success. After his next success, L'Aiglon (1900), ten years followed before Rostand completed another play. He spent the remaining years of his life in semiretirement, and died in 1918.? Excerpt from Book THE FIRST ACT A Performance at the Hotel de Bourgogne The Hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne in 1640. A sort of Tennis Court, arranged and decorated for Theatrical productions. The Hall is a long rectangle; we see it diagonally, in such a way that one side of it forms the back scene, which begins at the First Entrance on the Right and runs up to the Last Entrance on the Left, where it makes a right angle with the Stage which is seen obliquely. This Stage is provided on either hand with benches placed along the wings. The curtain is formed by two lengths of Tapestry which can be drawn apart. Above a Harlequin cloak, the Royal Arms. Broad steps lead from the Stage down to the floor of the Hall. On either side of these steps, a place for the Musicians. A row of candles serving as footlights. Two tiers of Galleries along the side of the Hall; the upper one divided into boxes. There are no seats upon the Floor, which is the actual stage of our theatre; but toward the back of the Hall, on the right, a few benches are arranged; and underneath a stairway on the extreme right, which leads up to the galleries, and of which only the lower portion is visible, there is a sort of Sideboard, decorated with little tapers, vases of flowers, bottles and glasses, plates of cake, et cetera. Farther along, toward the centre of our stage is the Entrance to the Hall; a great double door which opens only slightly to admit the Audience. On one of the panels of this door, as also in other places about the Hall, and in particular just over the Sideboard, are Playbills in red, upon which we may read the title La Clorise. As the Curtain Rises, the Hall is dimly lighted and still empty. The Chandeliers are lowered to the floor, in the middle of the Hall, ready for lighting. (Sound of voices outside the door. Then a Cavalier enters abruptly.) THE PORTER (Follows him) Halloa there!--Fifteen sols! THE CAVALIER I enter free. THE PORTER Why? THE CAVALIER Soldier of the Household of the King! THE PORTER (Turns to another Cavalier who has just entered) You? SECOND CAVALIER I pay nothing. THE PORTER Why not? SECOND CAVALIER Musketeer! FIRST CAVALIER (To the Second) The play begins at two. Plenty of time-- And here''s the whole floor empty. Shall we try Our exercise? (They fence with the foils which they have brought) A LACKEY (Enters) --Pst! . . . Flanquin! . . . ANOTHER (Already on stage) What, Champagne? FIRST LACKEY (Showing games which he takes out of his doublet) Cards. Dice. Come on. (Sits on the floor) SECOND LACKEY (Same action) Come on, old cock! FIRST LACKEY (Takes from his pocket a bit of candle, lights it, sets it on the floor) I have stolen A little of my master''s fire. A GUARDSMAN (To a flower girl who comes forward) How sweet Of you, to come before they light the hall! (Puts his arm around her) FIRST CAVALIER (Receives a thrust of the foil) A hit! SECOND LACKEY A club! THE GUARDSMAN (Pursuing the girl) A kiss! THE FLOWER GIRL (Pushing away from him) They''ll see us!-- THE GUARDSMAN (Draws her into a dark corner) No danger! A MAN (Sits on the floor, together with several others who have brought packages of food) When we come early, we have time to eat. A CITIZEN (Escorting his son, a boy of sixteen) Sit here, my son. FIRST LACKEY Mark the Ace! ANOTHER MAN (Draws a bottle from under his cloak and sits down with the others) Here''s the spot For a jolly old sot to suck his Burgundy-- (Drinks) Here--in the house of the Burgundians! THE CITIZEN (To his son) Would you not think you were in some den of vice? (Points with his cane at the drunkard) Drunkards-- (In stepping back, one of the cavaliers trips him up) Bullies!-- (He falls between the lackeys) Gamblers!-- THE GUARDSMAN (Behind him as he rises, still struggling with the Flower Girl) One kiss-- THE CITIZEN Good God!-- (Draws his son quickly away) Here!--And to think, my son, that in this hall They play Rotrou! THE BOY Yes father--and Corneille! THE PAGES (Dance in, holding hands and singing:) Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-lere . . . THE PORTER You pages there--no nonsense! FIRST PAGE (With wounded dignity) Oh, monsieur! Really! How could you? (To the Second, the moment the Porter turns his back) Pst!--a bit of string? SECOND PAGE (Shows fishline with hook) Yes--and a hook. FIRST PAGE Up in the gallery, And fish for wigs! A CUT-PURSE (Gathers around him several evil-looking young fellows) Now then, you picaroons, Perk up, and hear me mutter. Here''s your bout-- Bustle around some cull, and bite his bung . . . SECOND PAGE (Calls to other pages already in the gallery) Hey! Brought your pea-shooters? THIRD PAGE (From above) And our peas, too! (Blows, and showers them with peas) THE BOY What is the play this afternoon? THE CITIZEN "Clorise." THE BOY Who wrote that? THE CITIZEN Balthasar Baro. What a play! . . . (He takes the Boy''s arm and leads him upstage) THE CUT-PURSE (To his pupils) Lace now, on those long sleeves, you cut it off-- (Gesture with thumb and finger, as if using scissors) A SPECTATOR (To another, pointing upward toward the gallery) Ah, Le Cid!--Yes, the first night, I sat there-- THE CUT-PURSE Watches-- (Gesture as of picking a pocket) THE CITIZEN (Coming down with his son) Great actors we shall see to-day-- THE CUT-PURSE Handkerchiefs-- (Gesture of holding the pocket with left hand, and drawing out handkerchief with right) THE CITIZEN Montfleury-- A VOICE (In the gallery) Lights! Light the lights! THE CITIZEN Bellerose, l''eapy, Beaupre, Jodelet-- A PAGE (On the floor) Here comes the orange girl. THE ORANGE GIRL Oranges, milk, Raspberry syrup, lemonade-- (Noise at the door) A FALSETTO VOICE (Outside) Make way, Brutes! FIRST LACKEY What, the Marquis--on the floor? (The Marquis enter in a little group.) SECOND LACKEY Not long-- Only a few moments; they''ll go and sit On the stage presently. FIRST MARQUIS (Seeing the hall half empty) How now! We enter Like trades people--no crowding, no disturbance!-- No treading on the toes of citizens? Oh fie! Oh fie! (He encounters two gentlemen who have already arrived) Cuigy! Brissaille! (Great embracings) CUIGY The faithful! (Looks around him.) We are here before the candles. FIRST MARQUIS Ah, be still! You put me in a temper. SECOND MARQUIS Console yourself, Marquis--The lamplighter! THE CROWD (Applauding the appearance of the lamplighter) Ah! . . . (A group gathers around the chandelier while he lights it. A few people have already taken their place in the gallery. Ligniere enters the hall, arm in arm with Christian de Neuvillette. Ligniere is a slightly disheveled figure, dissipated and yet distinguished looking. Christian, elegantly but rather unfashionably dressed, appears preoccupied and keeps looking up at the boxes.) CUIGY Ligniere!-- BRISSAILLE (Laughing) Still sober--at this hour? LIGNIERE (To Christian) May I present you? (Christian assents.) Baron Christian de Neuvillette. (They salute.) THE CROWD (Applauding as the lighted chandelier is hoisted into place) Ah!-- CUIGY (Aside to Brissaille, looking at Christian) Rather A fine head, is it not? The profil Description for Library A fine translation of the play about the guardsman with the fabulous nose. Details ISBN0553213601 Author Edmond Rostand Short Title CYRANO DE BERGERAC Series Bantam Classics Language English Translator Brian Hooker ISBN-10 0553213601 ISBN-13 9780553213607 Media Book DEWEY 842.8 Year, [PU: Bantam Books]<

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