Edmond Rostand

La Samaritaine: evangile en 3 tableaux, en vers / Edmond RostandDate de l'edition originale: 1897Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Cyrano De BergeracBy Edmond Rostand, Gladys Thomas (Translated by), Mary F. Guillemard (Translated by)

Cyrano is desperately in love with the beautiful Roxanne, but is worried his countenance is not quite the equal of his sword or his wordplay. Roxanne seems infatuated however with Christian and so our hero starts to help his tongue-tied pal with a poetic assault. In the end he needs both sword and pen, but will he win the prize?

Sword fights, secret love letters, sharp wit-and one enormous nose.Cyrano de Bergerac is one of the most beloved plays in French literature, but outdated translations can make this bold, romantic hero feel like a mystery.That's where BookCaps comes in.This edition presents a modern English translation, giving you a clear view into Cyrano's world of duels, poetry, and unspoken love. Whether you're a student, a teacher, or simply curious about what makes this play so timeless, this version will help you understand every nuance without missing the beauty of the language.If you've struggled to enjoy classic works because the language feels too dense-this is your fresh start.

Regarded as one of the greatest dramas ever written, Cyrano de Bergerac is the story of the silver-tongued soldier whose unfortunate looks drive him to woo his love by speaking for his handsome but dull-witted rival. Cyrano de Bergerac occupies a unique place in the modern theater. Deliberately disavowing realism and contemporary relevance, Edmond Rostand's masterpiece represents a turning back in both time and spirit to an earlier age of high adventure and soaring idealism. Its magnificent hero, Cyrano--noble of soul and grotesque in appearance, gallant Gascon soldier, brilliant wit, and timid lover, alternately comic, heroic, tragic--represents one of the most challenging of all acting roles in its complexity and mercurial changes of mood. From its original production to the present day, Cyrano de Bergerac has enjoyed a charmed existence on the stage, its unflagging pace of action and eloquence of language enchanting critics and public alike. Here, in a superlative translation, is the ultimate triumph of the great French romantic tradition--a work which, in the words of the French critic Lema tre, "prolongs, unites and blends...three centuries of comic fantasy and moral grace." Translated by Lowell BairWith an Introduction by Eteel Lawson and an Afterword by Cynthia B. Kerr

Regarded as one of the greatest dramas ever written, this story of the silver-tongued soldier whose unfortunate looks drive him to woo his love by speaking for his handsome but dull-witted rival is beloved around the world.

Une seule collection de lecture pour tous niveaux Structure du livre: Une collection de lecture en francais pour se divertir, s'enrichir, perfectionner ses connaissances des grands classiques de la litterature francaise.Cette collection est accessible des le niveau debutant, elle est organisee en quatre niveaux: A1, A2, B1, B2.Un dossier pedagogique a la fin de l uvre est renforce par des activites de comprehension, des fiches thematiques et des corriges integres.La definition des mots et des expressions difficiles figure en bas de page.Descriptif: "Il est gascon, gentilhomme, amoureux et poete. Il ecrit comme il se bat, le coeur a la pointe de l'epee. Pour Roxane, la femme qu'il aime sans espoir, il prendra tous les risques..."Composants: Le CD audio contient la totalite du texte enregistre.Un dossier pedagogique propose des activites pour controler la lecture et l'ecoute du texte, reemployer le vocabulaire ainsi que des fiches pour aller plus loin."

Characters: 5 male, 1 female Exterior Set The story of two youngsters whose parents wish them to marry. The young people are determined to take matters in their own hands and refuse to fall in with their parents' plans. The fathers then pretend to a mortal enmity, which brings the young people together, but only after the boy and girl have run away from home and returned disillusioned.