Rostand's masterpiece in verse CYRANO DE BERGERAC has enchanted audiences worldwide since the play's 1897 premiere in Paris. The iconic title role has inspired countless actors to light up stages large and small with wit, passion, and swashbuckling bravado. The play has seen thousands of productions in dozens of translations and adaptations, and its plot has even found its way to modern Hollywood films and television sitcoms. This unabridged translation was crafted to adhere closely to Rostand's original intent of rendering the entire play in rhymed couplets to maintain the larger-than-life theatricality of the play and its title character.