EDU.SONG

Cyrano de Bergerac: "A Shadow Too Long"

Arkadia Edu.Song #76002
$15.98 cassette & dual study guide

"My poetry on Christian’s lips is still her favorite song..."

Making constant allusions and references to the text of Cyrano de Bergerac, Lee Kweller’s "A Shadow Too Long," together with the innovative study guide included with it, will bring a smile of appreciation and understanding to students who come up against Rostand’s strange and marvelous creation.

Written in 1897, Cyrano de Bergerac is loosely based on the life of a French poet and soldier who lived during the 17th Century. It is considered by many to be a virtuoso work, designed to show off the talents of an actor, named Constant Coquelin, who achieved a great success playing the part of the brilliant and ludicrous Cyrano who helps Christian court his beloved Roxanne. Though written for a specific time and place, the theme the play addresses is universal — the difficulty of drawing distinctions between what appears without and the substance within.

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