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Definition of Rostand
1. Noun. French dramatist and poet whose play immortalized Cyrano de Bergerac (1868-1918).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rostand
Literary usage of Rostand
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1903)
"On June 4, M. Edmond Rostand took his seat as a member of the French Academy.
His election as one of the Immortals was exceedingly popular in Paris, ..."
2. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1905)
"When James wrote these words, Edmond Rostand had not yet traced his name, ...
Edmond Rostand was born on April 1, 1868, at Marseilles, France, ..."
3. The Warner Library by Charles Dudley Warner, Harry Morgan Ayres, John William Cunliffe, Helen Rex Keller, Gerhard Richard Lomer (1917)
"One of his brothers, Alexis Rostand, was president of the Comptoir National
D'Escompte, ... Edmond Rostand was educated at the Lyce'e of Marseilles and, ..."
4. Modern Drama and Opera: Reading Lists on the Works of Various Authors by Clara A. Mulliken Norton, Frank Keller Walter, Fanny Elsie Marquand, Archibald Henderson (1915)
"EDMOND Rostand (1868-) See also Norton, CM, el al., Modern drama and opera. ...
Rostand, Edmond. Chantecler, trans, into English verse by JS Newberry. ..."
5. Modern Drama and Opera: Reading Lists on the Works of Various Authors by Clara A. Mulliken Norton, Frank Keller Walter, Fanny Elsie Marquand, Archibald Henderson (1915)
"EDMOND Rostand (1868 i See also Norton, CM, et al., Modern drama and opera. ...
Rostand, Edmond. Chantecler, trans, into English verse by JS Newberry. ..."
6. The Stage in America, 1897-1900 by Norman Hapgood (1901)
"CHAPTER XIII Rostand CYRANO DE BERGERAC when first given in English was a great
... M. Edmond Rostand emerged in glory, and so did the stage manager, ..."
7. Modern Drama and Opera: Reading Lists on the Works of Various Authors by Clara A. Mulliken Norton, Frank Keller Walter, Fanny Elsie Marquand, Archibald Henderson (1911)
"Rostand, Edmond. (The) Fantasticks; a romantic comedy in three acts; ...
Reviewed in Saturday Rev., June 22, 1895, 79: 828-9, by GB Shaw. Rostand ..."
8. The Continental Drama of To-day: Outlines for Its Study, Suggestions by Barrett Harper Clark (1914)
"By the middle of the year 1897, Rostand was recognized as a poet of some distinction
and a writer of charming but by no means remarkable plays ..."
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