Statue dedicated to Edmond Rostand in Cambo-les-Bains

Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (April 1, 1868–December 2, 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the Medieval French literature is for the purpose of this article Literature written in Oïl languages (particularly Old French and early Middle For more information on historical developments in this period see Renaissance, History of France, and Early Modern France. French literature of the 17th century &mdashthe so-called Grand Siècle &mdashspans the reigns of Henry IV of France, the Regency of Marie de Medici French literature of the 18th century usually refers to the literature written between 1715, the year of the death of King Louis XIV of France, and 1798 the year French literature of the nineteenth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1799 to 1900 French literature of the twentieth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1895 to 1990 Contemporary French literature is French literature roughly from the 1990s to Today. Chronological list of French language authors (regardless of nationality by date of birth Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama.

Rostand is associated with neo-romanticism, and is best known for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. The term neo-romanticism is used to cover a variety of movements in music and painting Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand based on the life of the real Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays provided an alternative to the naturalistic theatre popular during the late 19th century. Naturalism is a movement in Theatre, film, and Literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar One of Rostand's works, Les Romanesques, has been adapted as the highly successful musical comedy The Fantasticks. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones.

Sarah Bernhardt as Mélisande in La Princesse Lointaine

Rostand was born in Marseille, France, into a wealthy and cultured Provençal family. Sarah Bernhardt (October 22 1844 &ndash March 26 1923 was a French stage actress and has been referred to as "the most famous actress in the history of the world" Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Provence ( Provençal Occitan: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm is a region of southeastern France His father was an economist and a poet, a member of the Marseille Academy and the Institut de France. An economist is an expert in the Social science of Economics. The Institut de France (French Institute is a French Learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is probably the Académie Rostand studied literature, history, and philosophy at the Collège Stanislas in Paris, France. Collège Stanislas de Paris is a prestigious private Catholic school in Paris, situated on the street named "rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs" in the Montparnasse Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He married the poet Rosemonde Gérard. The couple had two sons, Jean and Maurice. Jean Rostand ( October 30, 1894 - September 4, 1977) was a French Biologist and Philosopher. Maurice Rostand (1891 – February 21, 1968) was a French playwright the son of the noted poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand and the poet In 1901, Rostand became the youngest writer to be elected to the Académie française. L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language.

In the 1900s, Rostand came to live in the Villa Arnaga in Cambo-les-Bains in the French Basque Country looking for a cure for his pleurisy. Cambo-les-Bains ( Basque Kanbo) is a small village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques The French Basque Country or Northern Basque Country (Pays basque français Iparralde constitutes the North-Eastern part of the Basque Country and the Western Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is an Inflammation of the pleura the lining of the Pleural cavity surrounding the Lungs Pleurisy has a variety The house is now a heritage site and a museum of Rostand's life and Basque architecture and crafts. The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. Rostand died in 1918, a victim of the Great Flu Epidemic, and is buried in the Cimetière de Marseille. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish flu) was an Influenza Pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world

Biography

• Marcel Migeo: Les Rostand, Paris, Stock, 1973. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. About Edmond, his wife Rosemonde, and their sons Jean and Maurice Rostand.

External links

• Brief biography of Rostand at Kirjasto (Pegasos)
• French text of Rostand's La princesse lointaine
• Works by Edmond Rostand at Project Gutenberg