The play Cyrano de Bergerac secretly loves his cousin Roxane but his physical disgrace and his great generosity lead him to sacrifice himself for the benefit of the young Christian. Driven by the liveliness and panache of the main character, the play makes us laugh and moves us all at once.
A “Special theater” edition The edition of the play includes: • the presentation of three stagings of the play and the film adaptation by J.-P. Rappeneau (1990), with color photos; • theater workshop tracks, throughout the text, for very active reading.
Other educational supplements • Markers on the piece, its genre and its registers. • A reading journey in 8 steps. • A group of complementary texts on the theme of impossible loves. • A documentary survey of French society at the time of Louis XIII.
