Rostand

American  

[raws-tahn] / rɔsˈtɑ̃ /

noun

1. Edmond 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.

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Rostand British  

/ rɔstɑ̃ /

noun

1. Edmond (ɛdmɔ̃). 1868–1918, French playwright and poet in the romantic tradition; best known for his verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac (1897)

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Example Sentences

Those were the words of actor Adrian Lester as he spoke about his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company in its reimagining of Edmond Rostand's 19th Century play Cyrano de Bergerac.

From BBC

Rostand has rarely sounded so with it in English.

From Los Angeles Times

Sept. 4-29 “Cyrano de Bergerac,” Pasadena Playhouse Mention “Cyrano de Bergerac,” Edmond Rostand’s 1897 French classic, and the first thing that might come to mind is an actor wearing a fake nose.

From Los Angeles Times

The theater’s centennial plays nicely into the choice of Martin Crimp’s radical, “freely adapted” version of Edmond Rostand’s enduring classic “Cyrano de Bergerac,” says Feldman.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Fantasticks,” based on a play by Edmond Rostand, concerns a young girl and boy, secretly brought together by their fathers, and an assortment of odd characters.

From Seattle Times