Cyrano de Bergerac

Edmond Rostand was born in Marseilles in 1868 and died in 1918. His thirty-year literary career is marked primarily by one astronomical success and a number of plays of lesser note. Early on, Edmond displayed an interest in marionette theater and poetry. While attending the College Stanislas in Paris, Rostand studied French literature, history, and philosophy. He followed his own inclination and deviated from the course his father had designed for him as a lawyer, although he did finally earn a legal degree and gain admission to the bar. His first poetry appeared in the small academy review Mireille. In 1888, his LeGantRouge was produced and, in 1890, Rostand published his first book of poetry, LesMusardises. His play LesRomanesques was produced in 1894, followed a year later by LaPrincessLointaine. The playwright's name and influence spread. Rostand's fame peaked in 1898 with the first production of CyranodeBergerac, a five-act verse drama. The play was important to the drama of its time for its romantic nature, a departure from the realistic conventions then in vogue. It was an enormous success. After his next success, L'Aiglon (1900), ten years followed before Rostand completed another play. He spent the remaining years of his life in semiretirement, and died in 1918.

　　罗斯丹（1868—1918）Rosmnd Edmond，法国剧作家。诗人。法兰西学院院士。1868年4月1日生于马赛，1918年1 2月2日卒于巴黎。1884年起在文学杂志上发表诗作，一生创作了七部诗剧。最早的《红手套》是出闹剧。三幕喜剧《浪漫情侣》宣扬真正爱情的诗意存在于心中。．四幕剧
《远方公主》中已见端倪的克己的理想主义与爱的哲学是罗斯丹剧作的基石。1897年演出的《撒马利亚女子》系根据《圣经》故事改编。五幕英雄喜剧《西哈诺·德·贝热拉克》是其代表作，它运用对照的原则，塑造了一个其貌不扬却才华出众的诗人形象，表现了具有强烈的荣誉观和自我牺牲精神的特殊个性。此剧演出的成功标志着浪漫主义的复兴和发展。六幕历史剧《雏鹰》讲述了拿破仑的儿子赖希施泰特公爵的故事。
　　罗斯丹的剧本充满浪漫主义的艺术魅力，论者认为他是“使浪漫主义重新焕发青春”的剧作家。