Vincent Leroger Libri

This is Edmond Rostand's immortal play in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance. Set in Louis XIII’s reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown. Rostand’s extraordinary lyric powers gave birth to a universal hero—Cyrano De Bergerac—and ensured his own reputation as author of one of the best-loved plays in the literature of the stage. This translation, by the American poet Brian Hooker, is nearly as famous as the original play itself, and is generally considered to be one of the finest English verse translations ever written.

Echappé du château d'If et devenu très riche grâce au trésor de l'abbé Faria, Edmond Dantès s'installe à Paris. Sous le nom mystérieux de Comte de Monte-Cristo, il part à la recherche de ceux qui l'ont injustement envoyé en prison. Sa vengeance sera sans pitié pour ses ennemis et leurs familles... Un dossier pédagogique à la fin de l'ouvrage propose des activités stimulantes qui permettent de contrôler la lecture de l'œuvre, et des pages culturelles.