Rostand

[ raws-tahn ]

noun

1. Ed·mond [ed-, mawn], 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.

Rostand

/ rɔstɑ̃ /

noun

1. RostandEdmond18681918MFrenchWRITING: playwrightWRITING: poet 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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Lovelorn Cyrano may not have exactly been a player, but Rostand certainly understood the game.

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Maeterlinck has written a fairy story for children; Rostand a satire for grown people.

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Notwithstanding even his tremendous abilities, Rostand and the critics discovered that he was not the man for the part.

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We met a great many agreeable people, among whom was the poet Rostand (he is the brother-in-law of the attaché).

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Rostand was very talkative, and I enjoyed, more than words can tell, my conversation with him.

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A muse so rich in the improbable as M. Rostand's need not borrow a piece of supernaturalness from anybody.

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