Cyrano De Bergerac
1898
He is the finest poet in Paris, the deadliest swordsman in France, and a man so certain of his own ugliness that he'll watch the woman he loves fall for someone else rather than face rejection. When Cyrano discovers that his cousin Roxane has fallen for Christian, a handsome cadet who cannot string two sentences together, he makes a catastrophic choice: he will help Christian win her, feeding the young soldier the very words of love that Cyrano himself is too afraid to speak. What unfolds is a devastating comedy of wit, honor, and self-sabotage, building toward a conclusion that has moved audiences for over a century. Set against the chaotic energy of 1640s Paris, Rostand's verse crackles with swordfights, theatrical intrigue, and some of the most heartbreaking declarations in literature. This is the story of a man who gives everything away except the truth.
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