Edmond Rostand

French poet and dramatist (1868-1918)

Edmond Eugene Alexis Rostandwas a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac.

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Siblings

Juliette Rostand

Jeanne Rostand

Spouses

Rosemonde Gerard

Children

Maurice Rostand

About the Edmond Rostand

Edmond Eugene Alexis Rostandwas a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand’s romantic plays contrasted with the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth century. Another of Rostand’s works, Les Romanesques (1894), was adapted to the 1960 musical comedy The Fantasticks.