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Rostand described Les Romanesques as "a Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending". Percinet and Sylvette, the "all-too-romantic" title figures, love each other against their fathers' orders and consider themselves the new Romeo and Juliet. They meet in secret at the wall separating... Read Full Overview

Edmond Eug?ne Alexis Rostand (French; 1 April 1868 - 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is known best for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with the naturalistic theatre popular during the... Read Full Overview

Characters: 5 male, 1 female

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The story of two youngsters whose parents wish them to marry. The young people are determined to take matters in their own hands and refuse to fall in with their parents' plans. The fathers then pretend to a mortal enmity, which... Read Full Overview

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Edmond Eug ne Alexis Rostand (1 April 1868 - 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is known best for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth... 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Fantasticks is a romantic comedy play written by French playwright Edmond Rostand in 1900. The play is divided into three acts and follows the story of two neighboring fathers who fake a feud to make their children fall in love. The fathers hire a mysterious man named El... Read Full Overview

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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

Les romanesques: com?die en trois actes en vers / Edmond Rostand
Date de l'?dition originale: 1911

Le pr?sent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la litt?rature Fran?aise mise en place avec la BNF.
HACHETTE LIVRE et la... Read Full Overview

The Fantasticks is a romantic comedy in three acts, originally written in French by Edmond Rostand and translated into English by Barrett H. Clark. The play was first performed in 1900 and has since become a classic of the theatrical canon. The story follows two neighboring fathers... Read Full Overview

The Fantasticks is a romantic comedy play in three acts written by French playwright Edmond Rostand and first published in 1900. The play tells the story of two neighboring fathers who pretend to feud in order to manipulate their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love... 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview