A brilliant swordsman and poet with a grotesque nose woos his beloved on behalf of a handsome rival. Rostand's beloved verse drama of self-sacrificing love.
Books mentioned in Cyrano de Bergerac (2)
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes: “DE GUICHE (who has controlled himself--smiling): Have you read 'Don Quixote'?”
La Clorise by Balthazar Baro: “On the panels of this door, in different corners, and over the buffet, red placards bearing the words, 'La Clorise.”
Books that mention Cyrano de Bergerac (2)
Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos: “Seen it twice sober and seven other times.” “Cyrano de Bergerac?” “That's it.”
The Art of Fiction by Ayn Rand: “Cyrano de Bergerac contains a lot of comedy, all of it aimed at destroying the pretentious or the cowardly.”