CyranodeBergerac西哈诺.德.贝热拉克

Firstproducedin1897,CyranodeBergerachasbeentranslatedintomanylanguagesandiswidelyconsideredthemostpopularmodernFrenchplay.Cyrano,aquarrelsome,hot-temperedswordsmanwithaninordinatelylongnose,ishopelesslyenamoredofthebeautifulRoxane.She,inturn,isinlovewithahandsomebutinarticulatesoldiernamedChristian.AskedforhelpbyChristianinwooingRoxane,Cyranopoursouthisheartinromanticdialogues(deliveredundercoverofnightanddensefoliage)andthroughardentloveletterswritteninthenameofChristian.PresentedhereinarichversetranslationbypoetLouisUntermeyer,thisbelovedromanticcomedywillbewarmlyreceivedbytheaterbuffsaswellasstudentsandteachersofdramaandliterature.