Edmond Rostand - Short Biography, Selected works

Poet and playwright, born in Marseille, S France. After some early poetry, he achieved international and enduring fame with his play, Cyrano de Bergerac (1897, filmed 1950, 1990), the story of the gifted nobleman who felt no-one could love him because of his enormous nose. This was followed by several other verse-plays, such as L'Aiglon (1900, The Eaglet) and Chantecler (1910).

French literature
By category
French literary history
Medieval 16th century - 17th century 18th century -19th century 20th century - Contemporary
French Writers
Chronological list Writers by category Novelists - Playwrights Poets - Essayists Short story writers
France Portal
Literature Portal This box: view • talk • edit

Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (April 1, 1868 - December 2, 1918), French poet and dramatist.

Short Biography

Edmond Rostand born April 1, 1868, Marseille, France died Dec. 2, 1918, Paris

Rostand, 1905 Harlingue—H. First performed in Paris in 1897, with the famous actor Constant Coquelin playing the lead, Cyrano…

Selected works

Le Gant Rouge, 1888 - The Red Glove Les Musardises, 1890 - "Musings" Les Romanesques, 1894 - The Romantics La Princesse Lointaine, 1895 - The Faraway Princess La Samaritaine, 1897 - The Woman of Samaria Cyrano de Bergerac, 1897 L'Aiglon, 1900 Chantecler, 1910 Œuvres Complètes, 7 vols., 1910-1911 La dernière nuit de Don Juan, 1921 - The Last Night of Don Juan Le Cantique de L'aile, 1922 Le Vol de La Marseillaise, 1922 Thèâtre, 1921-1929