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Rostand Edmond . 1868--1918, French playwright and poet in the romantic tradition; best known for his verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) |
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| Rostand, the famous French biologist, once said, "I believe firmly--because I see no means of doing otherwise--that mammals come from lizards, and lizards from fish; but when I declare and I announce such a thing, I try not to avoid seeing its indigestible enormity and I prefer to leave vague the origin of these scandalous metamorphoses rather than add to their improbability that of a ludicrous interpretation" (Le Figaro Litteraire, April, 1957, trans. McCaughrean, like dramatist Edmond Rostand (and protagonist Cyrano), is a master of ebullient wordplay. By the end of July, he received word that Rome had denied his request to publish a response to a prominent critic of the church, Jean Rostand, and he was ordered to return to New York as soon as possible. |
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