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Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Masterpieces of the Drama Mr. Kott. What will we be looking at today?. French Revolution Realism… Romanticism Edmond Rostand & Cyrano de Bergerac Let’s begin…. French Revolution- 1789-1799 France shifts from a Monarchy to a Republican Government

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Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

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  1. Cyrano de Bergeracby Edmond Rostand Masterpieces of the Drama Mr. Kott

  2. What will we be looking at today? • French Revolution • Realism… Romanticism • Edmond Rostand &Cyrano de Bergerac • Let’s begin…

  3. French Revolution- 1789-1799 France shifts from a Monarchy to a Republican Government A sense of the philosophy of Realism sweeps through France and all Europe France during the 1800s and 1900s

  4. Industrialization taking place across Europe, and with it came a more scientific way of looking at things Realism places an emphasis on the objective documentation of everyday life, usually working-class life, and rejects idealization or glamour. French Realism develops into Naturalism- shares the same goals as Realism, but also stresses the governing of human life by natural laws. Naturalists argued that the theater should explain the scientific laws of human behavior. Realism…

  5. Romanticism places an emphasis on idealism and heroism. A reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature Stressed strong emotions & the aesthetic experience Romanticism

  6. Cyrano de Bergerac is released in 1897, and was different from mainstream French drama. Other dramas were very realistic and addressed social issues of the day The directors of the theatre, regretted their acceptance of Cyrano… and cut the budget. Rostant pays for the costumes out of his own pocket, and attacks the set designer at dress rehersal for not coming up with the elaborate scenery. A huge shock occurs when Cyrano becomes a SMASH! WHY? Edmund Rostant & Cyrano…

  7. Cyrano… and Success • Realism= Focused on modern society’s darkest problems. • Romanticism= Allowed a brief retreat from the grim realities of life • However, Cyrano… also depicts aspects of the universal human condition in the larger-than-life figure who dominates the play.

  8. Grew up in Southern France, Marseilles Born to artistic family: Father- Poet and Professor Uncle- Composer Studied law in Paris, under pressure from his father, however his real love was literature & he began to write plays and poems Some of his plays… The Princess Far Away Cyrano de Bergerac* The Eaglet A Focus on Napoleon’s son & his exile in Austria Rostand receives the Legion of Honor, an award for cultural achievement Elected to the French Academy World War I & Rostand Died six weeks after the war ended… Edmund Rostand

  9. Journal Entry… • Judging by images shown on TV and in movies and advertisements, there are few things our society prizes more highly than physical beauty. In your opinion, why do we value physical beauty so highly? What relationship does it have to inner beauty?

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