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The play begins with a prologue in which the "director" asks the audience to imagine themselves in a barnyard, and calls down a giant magnifying-glass to better see the animals up close.Act I[edit]Chantecler is a gallic rooster (a traditional symbol of France) who secretly believes... Read Full Overview

Chantecler is a verse play in four acts written by Edmond Rostand. The play is notable in that all the characters are farmyard animals including the main protagonist, a chanticleer, or rooster. The play centers on the theme of idealism and spiritual sincerity, as contrasted with... Read Full Overview

Chantecler is a verse play in four acts written by Edmond Rostand. The play is notable in that all the characters are farmyard animals including the main protagonist, a chanticleer, or rooster. The play centers on the theme of idealism and spiritual sincerity, as contrasted with... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Edmond Rostand's "Chantecler: Play in Four Acts" is a captivating work of French drama, rich in allegory and poetic language. This meticulously prepared print edition revives Rostand's celebrated play, a timeless exploration of identity and purpose.

"Chantecler" est l'une des "uvres les plus ambitieuses et originales d'Edmond Rostand. Cette pi ce de th tre en quatre actes, crite enti rement en vers, met en sc ne un univers singulier o tous les personnages sont des animaux de la basse-cour. Au centre de l'intrigue... Read Full Overview

"Chantecler" est l'une des "uvres les plus ambitieuses et originales d'Edmond Rostand. Cette pi ce de th tre en quatre actes, crite enti rement en vers, met en sc ne un univers singulier o tous les personnages sont des animaux de la basse-cour. Au centre de l'intrigue... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Chantecler est une pi ce de th tre crite par Edmond Rostand, c l bre auteur de Cyrano de Bergerac. Cette com die animali re met en sc ne les aventures de coqs et de poules, qui cherchent d fendre leur territoire contre la nuit et les pr dateurs. Cette pi ce, qui m le humour,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Sur une basse-cour r gne un coq, Chantecler, tellement convaincu de son importance qu'il s'imagine, par son chant, faire se lever le soleil. Mais l'arriv e d'une poule faisane bouleverse sa vie, lui r v lant l'amour, de telle sorte qu'il en oublie de chanter. L'astre du jour... Read Full Overview