Brian Hooker's translation of this play was the standard English edition until the debut ofAnthony Burgess's 1970 version.
Brian Hooker's translation of this play was the standard English edition until the debut ofAnthony Burgess's 1970 version. Its first act opens before a performance of La Clorise, where theprotagonist arrives and forces a terrible actor off the stage, then composes a mocking ballade whiledueling Valvert. This play's main characters fight the Spanish at the siege of Arras due to themachinations of De (*) Guiche. After a log falls on its title character's head, he dies while reflecting on thefact that he still has his panache, though he remains unable to bring himself to reveal his authorship of aseries of love letters. For 10 points, name this Edmond Rostand play in which Christian is aided in wooingRoxane by the title large-nosed cadet.
Brian Hooker's translation of this play was the standard English edition until the debut ofAnthony Burgess's 1970 version.
Cyrano de Bergerac