Addyman, Ishbel - Cyrano : adventures in space and time with the legendary French hero

London : Simon and Schuster 2008. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 307 pages; Physical desc. : 307 p. ; 22 cm. Includes index. Subject: Cyrano de Bergerac (1619-1655) --Authors. French --17th century --Biography --Swordsmen --France --Biography --History --Louis XIV (1643-1715). Summary: Today. Cyrano de Bergerac is generally only remembered as a lovelorn eccentric with a big nose. Edmund Rostand's famous play inspired by the life of Cyrano is a worldwide box-office smash but the man behind the legend is more or less forgotten. The real Cyrano was sharper. funnier and. ironically. more modern than the romantic hero he inspired. A death-defying soldier-poet in the age of the musketeers. Cyrano's duelling skills were unparalleled. and his wit was every bit as keen as his sword's edge. He employed his sharp tongue and satirical pen in continued criticism of church and state -- his harrowing personal experiences had made him a staunch opponent of Louis XIV's bloody foreign policy -- as well as in defiance of social norms -- Cyrano refused to acknowledge his likely homosexuality as a sin: brave and independent thinking that was years ahead of its time but which meant that his life was in constant danger. Part murder mystery. part literary detective story. Ishbel Addyman presents a fascinating insight into the heroically courageous. sparklingly witty and unfailingly good-humoured man behind the legend.

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