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Chantecler: Play in Four Acts

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A verse drama set among anthropomorphic barnyard birds centers on a proud rooster whose conviction that his crowing sustains the dawn shapes his identity. Conversations and quarrels with hens, songbirds, and ostentatious fowl stage debates about art, vanity, sincerity, and leadership, while satiric and lyrical passages examine theatricality and human foibles. Across four acts, pastoral imagery, comic episodes, and escalating tensions force the community to face rivalries, external danger, and tests of courage, prompting reflection on commitment, sacrifice, and the responsibilities of belief.

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Title: Chantecler: Play in Four Acts

Author: Edmond Rostand

Translator: Gertrude Hall Brownell

Release date: January 1, 2004 [eBook #10747]
Most recently updated: February 27, 2023

Language: English

Credits: Curtis Weyant, Ginny Brewer and PG Distributed Proofreaders

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CHANTECLER

Play in Four Acts

By
EDMOND ROSTAND

Translated
By
GERTRUDE HALL

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