One of his plays, The Pedant Imitated, was largely unpopular in his day, but was used as material by Molire for one of his plays. A tragedy of his, The Death of Agrippine, was suspected of blasphemy. His Lettres is an extended attack on the Fronde, and a defense of Mazarin. A student of Gassendi, he abandoned his military career after being wounded at the siege of Arras in 1640, and began to write satirical science fiction to promote new theories. Those works include the Voyages to the Moon and the Sun. For 10 points, identify this French writer, who was the hero of a play by Edmund Rostand and whose ulfactory apparat
One of his plays, The Pedant Imitated, was largely unpopular in his day, but was used as material by Molire for one of his plays. A tragedy of his, The Death of Agrippine, was suspected of blasphemy. His Lettres is an extended attack on the Fronde, and a defense of Mazarin. A student of Gassendi, he abandoned his military career after being wounded at the siege of Arras in 1640, and began to write satirical science fiction to promote new theories. Those works include the Voyages to the Moon and the Sun. For 10 points, identify this French writer, who was the hero of a play by Edmund Rostand and whose ulfactory apparatus was more than ample.
One of his plays, The Pedant Imitated, was largely unpopular in his day, but was used as material by Molire for one of his plays.
{Cyrano de Bergerac} (prompt on either word)