Publisher's Synopsis
Chantecler is a play in four acts written by the French playwright Edmond Rostand. The play tells the story of a rooster named Chantecler who believes that his crowing is responsible for the sun rising every morning. He becomes enamored with a beautiful pheasant named Lady Pertelote, but his love for her is threatened by the arrival of a cunning bird named the Hawk. As the play unfolds, Chantecler must confront his own limitations and the harsh realities of the natural world in order to protect his love and fulfill his destiny. Rostand's play is a poetic and allegorical exploration of love, heroism, and the power of belief. It has been celebrated for its vivid characters, intricate wordplay, and imaginative staging.1910. Rostand was a French dramatist whose plays represent the final flowering of the 19th-century romantic tradition. His greatest work, Cyrano de Bergerac was a dazzling popular success and remains a worldwide favorite to this day. One of Rostand's earlier works, The Romancers has been adapted as the highly successful musical comedy The Fantasticks, the longest running musical in theater history. His last play, Chantecler, is a fantasy that casts all the characters as animals.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
