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Cyrano de Bergerac
This is Edmond Rostand's immortal play in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII's reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown. Rostand's extraordinary lyric powers gave birth to a universal hero--Cyrano De Bergerac--and ensured his own reputation as author of one of the best-loved plays in the literature of the stage.This translation, by the American poet Brian Hooker, is nearly as famous as the original play itself, and is generally considered to be one of the finest English verse translations ever written.
88 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1991
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Rubem Braga
84 books41 followersRubem Braga was a notable Brazilian. He was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim city, state of Espírito Santo, on January 12, 1913 and is one of the few writers to attain recognition among the Brazilian literary establishment by solely penning crônicas (periodical Brazilian short stories published in newspapers) throughout his career.
Braga was raised in his hometown, but at an early age was sent to the city of Niterói by his parents, to live with relatives. He attended law school in Rio de Janeiro, but graduated in Minas Gerais, in the year of 1932, after having acted as a field reporter in the Diários Associados for the Revolta Constitucionalista.
He was a correspondent in Italy for the Brazilian newspaper Diário Carioca during World War II. He subsequently returned to Brazil, taking definitive residence in Rio de Janeiro. Braga was arrested several times by the Nationalist military government of the time.
His first book O Conde e o Passarinho was published in 1936, when he was 22. He is one of few Brazilian writers to get recognition by writing short stories. Braga founded, together with Fernando Sabino and Otto Lara Resende, the book publisher Editora Sabiá.
As a journalist, Braga was a reporter, writer and editor for newspapers and magazines from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Bahia. In 1953 he was nominated the Brazilian "Chefe do Escritório Comercial" in Chile, due to his frindship with president Café Filho. In 1961 he was appointed as Brazilian embassor to Morocco by president Jânio Quadros. During his last years of life he worked for TV Globo. Braga died on December 19, 1990.
Braga was raised in his hometown, but at an early age was sent to the city of Niterói by his parents, to live with relatives. He attended law school in Rio de Janeiro, but graduated in Minas Gerais, in the year of 1932, after having acted as a field reporter in the Diários Associados for the Revolta Constitucionalista.
He was a correspondent in Italy for the Brazilian newspaper Diário Carioca during World War II. He subsequently returned to Brazil, taking definitive residence in Rio de Janeiro. Braga was arrested several times by the Nationalist military government of the time.
His first book O Conde e o Passarinho was published in 1936, when he was 22. He is one of few Brazilian writers to get recognition by writing short stories. Braga founded, together with Fernando Sabino and Otto Lara Resende, the book publisher Editora Sabiá.
As a journalist, Braga was a reporter, writer and editor for newspapers and magazines from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Bahia. In 1953 he was nominated the Brazilian "Chefe do Escritório Comercial" in Chile, due to his frindship with president Café Filho. In 1961 he was appointed as Brazilian embassor to Morocco by president Jânio Quadros. During his last years of life he worked for TV Globo. Braga died on December 19, 1990.
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April 26, 2016
Há uns anos eu assisti esta peça com meu pai e eu gostei muito muito dela! Agora foi tão bom ler esta adaptação e lembrar tudo aquele que fez me gostar da peça antes. Muito legal, boa demais a adaptação! Engraçada, poética e linda. São 3.5 estrelas de 5.
February 5, 2023
Cyrano é um romântico <3
Dream, laugh, go lightly, solitary, free,
With eyes that look straight forward- fearless voice!
To cock your beaver just the way you choose,
For “yes” or “no” show fight, or turn a rhyme!
Dream, laugh, go lightly, solitary, free,
With eyes that look straight forward- fearless voice!
To cock your beaver just the way you choose,
For “yes” or “no” show fight, or turn a rhyme!
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews