Cyrano de Bergerac

"Sirano de Bergerac" is the most famous work of the French poet and playwright Edmon Rustan, the author of the famous “eagle” and "Princess of Dreams". The love story of the actually existing philosopher, writer and avid duly, Sirano de Bergerak conquers the strength and depth of feelings, ease and grace of presentation. This character was extremely close to Rustan, whose mouths he recognized in the tender passion for his wife, poetess Rocrazemonde Gerard. That"s why the fate of deprived of beauty, but gifted with a brilliant mind, Sirano cannot leave anyone indifferent. For more than a hundred years, this play has been included in the repertoires of leading world theaters. The images of heroes were embodied on stage by domestic stars as Alexander Domogarov and Olga Kabo, Sergey Bezrukov and Elizabeth Boyarskaya, and the film of the same name with Gerard Depardieu in the title role collected a record number of awards. This edition publishes a classic translation of T.L. Shchepkina-Curi, the most popular and cited