Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
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Book Reviews of Cyrano De Bergerac
Book Review: On My Feet, Sword In Hand
Summary: 5 Stars
Much more of a dark comedy than most of the crap movie translations would have you believe. Cyrano is a classic in every sense of the word and by far my favorite play. Too many times this exquisite work is turned into a comic mess by the schmucks in Hollywood. Do not settle for anything less than the original. If someone tries to persuade you otherwise, let them come, they should find you "on your feet, sword in hand".Book Review: Be sure to buy the right translation.
Summary: 5 Stars
This play is a wonderful work but I ended up originally buying a copy translated by Lowell Bair that was just awful.
The movie starring Jose Ferrer (academy award best actor 1950) used the Brian Hooker translation that preserved the poetry and impact of the original French. You will not be disappointed if purchase the Hooker Translation.
Book Review: Classy and Effective
Summary: 5 Stars
Best enjoyed in its superior French version, Cyrano is as "classy" as it gets. Simple, yet most effective, full of humor yet very sad. It is both a touching love story, and the horrible testimony of a flawed human nature constantly fooled by appearances.Book Review: A classic well worth reading
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a beautiful work, quite funny, endearing, romantic and heartbreaking. Though I tend to agree that the end may be a little over dramatic, it does not take away from this work which has joined the canon of classic literature.Book Review: Greatest hero of all time.
Summary: 5 Stars
Presents one of the most heroic characters in fiction. The 1950 movie with José Ferrer is good too. Cyrano De Bergerac