CYRANO DE BERGERAC, SAVINIEN


Meaning of CYRANO DE BERGERAC, SAVINIEN in English

born March 6, 1619, Paris, France

died July 28, 1655, Paris

French satirist and dramatist.

He was a soldier until 1641 and studied under the philosopher Pierre Gassendi (1592–1655). He wrote plays as well as fantastical works combining science-fantasy and political satire that inspired such later writers as Jonathan Swift . He became the basis of many romantic legends, including Edmond Rostand 's play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), in which he is portrayed as a gallant and brilliant but shy and ugly lover, with a remarkably large nose (which in fact he had).

Cyrano de Bergerac, engraving after a painting

H. Roger-Viollet

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