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Edmond Rostand
AuthorBooks · Second hand1868-1918
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand 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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Birth
1868
Death
1918
First book
1897
Years writing
129
Edmond Rostand was born in Marseille in 1868 and became a key figure of French neo-romanticism.
His masterpiece, Cyrano de Bergerac, is one of the most beloved and performed dramas in world literature.
In contrast to the naturalistic trends of his time, Rostand championed a romantic theatre full of lyricism.
His literary talent was so versatile that it spanned from poetry and essays to historical drama.
His play Les Romanesques inspired the famous musical The Fantasticks decades later.