Cyrano de Bergerac

First published in 1897 Cyrano de Bergerac is a dramatic play written by Edmond Rostand. Though the play is fictional Rostand based the titular character on a real man Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac.. . In the play Cyrano de Bergerac a cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army is a brash strong-willed man of many talents. He is a tragic though larger-than-life figure whose similarly large nose keeps him from openly wooing the woman he loves and causes him to doubt himself...