Biography
Once in an ancient suburb of Paris once in an old suburb of Paris - the medieval town of Nevelres in the Valley of the Ivette River, you will suddenly find yourself in the country of the glorious Sirano de Bergerac. Here is a monument to de Bergeracka, the generic manor Movier, and at every corner they offer favorite wine of the famous countryman. From here takes his roots of the legend about the famous Sirano de Bergerac.Childhood and youth
Despite the fact that the prefix "de" in the names of French origin symbolizes the noble origin of the genus, de Bergerac was not nobleman. Yes, and was not sorry at all. Erkul Savignon was born on March 6, 1619 in Paris. The grandfather of the future of the famous playwright was a successful trader fish, even supplied the products of Francis I. Francis I. Experience in the shopping business, the old man acquired 2 estates in the current suburb of Paris - Shevrey. At the same time he received the noble console "de" to the name.
These estates used to belong to the Gasconian family of Bergerac. So Savignon Sirano became Bergerack, leaving the descendants of the generic estate, a successful business and noble name. Jeas Letters The young playwright compiled under the sensitive leadership of the local clergyman, but the science did not go to him, because it was often fought by rugs. In the same young years, strong friendship with Henri Lebre began.
At the age of 12, the boys go to study in Paris. However, the metropolitan college also did not like Sirano's soul, although his father tried to give the young man worthy education, even selling generic property. Stronger than science, young de Bergerack attracted restaurants and kabaki. At the age of 26, the college was over, and with confident knowledge of ancient languages, as well as literature Sirano went to military service.
Having entered into the ranks of the Guardsmen, Sirano gained the fame of the desperate Duelanta, Pride and Zabyaki, confirming the universal misconception of his Gascon origin. The biography de Bergerac is really shot by fights, of which he invariably went out the winner. As part of the Royal Guard, a young man participated in hostilities from Muzon and Arras, where he was injured, because of which, after 5 years, he was forced to leave the service of His Majesty.
Creation
The first literary test of Feather Sirano took place at the age of 20 from a small years. The tragedy "The Death of Agrippines" began to blame the author in atheism, which was serious enough for medieval France. Boring years in the college turned out in the end in the prosaic comedy "fooled pedant." The prototype of one of the characters was the director of College Jean Grunge, which the author called the "College rat". By the way, individual episodes of the comedy were later borrowed by Jean-Baptiste Moliere for his works.
During the anti-government stem, held in France in the middle of the XXVII century, de Bergerac created 7 satirical pamphlets, which sharply ridiculed the economic policy of Cardinal Mazarini. Then for the first time Sirano affected the ideas of egalitarianism - the concept of society, where all his members have equal rights. Later, the philosophical beliefs of the author underwent a number of changes and came to the theory of absolutism. Given the absolute monarchy established in France, the times of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, Sirano worked in the Spirit of Time.
The most significant in the life of Sirano de Bergeraca was the destruction of "other light". This work the author has gained the fame of science fiction predecessor. The philosophical and socio-political features of the social building in the Sun and the Moon are revealed in novels.
The text of the novels published during the writer was very changed by the publisher. The original version restored by the author's manuscripts was published only in the XX century. Here, the ideas of nihilism, gnosticism and natural philosophy are clearly traced. The work in creating works was the work of Francois Rabl and Thomas Mora.
Personal life
Personal life in the young de Bergerac began only after the resignation. Contemporaries wrote about him that Sirano was a hanging, frequenter of kabaks and a pet favorite. At the same time, Henri Lebre, as it should be a faithful friend, speaks of restraint, both with alcohol and women. He married Sirano shortly to death, tied life with Baroness de Nevolet.
Stronger than women's love and wine cup, fascinated by de Bergerac, the world of literature and philosophy. He gladly attended the lectures of the scientist, Philosopher Pierre Gassendi.
However, at the age of 26, Sirano suddenly loved the privacy, and the comrades began to mark the worsening of his well-being and appearance. Much later, a notarized detection of the doctor about the treatment of a writer from syphilis was found.
Financial difficulties made Sirano settle in the castle of Velmazby d'Arpazhon and from now on to devote him all his creativity. Over 2 years before the death of the writer, the first book called "Different Works of Mr. De Bergerac" was published.
Death
The beam, suddenly fallen on the head of Sirano de Bergerac, who returned home in the evening, caused him a serious injury and provoked the exacerbation of combat injury (by one sources) and the aggravation of syphilis (on others). Without money, housing and favor of the patron saint, Sirano moved from one removable apartment to another with a small support for buddies. At that time, the proud Gasconian duelist was already chained to bed and tormented by fever.
However, even severe illness and financial difficulties did not break Sirano. He continued to write to the very death, but the manuscript of one of the novels is "the story of Sparks" - was abducted and never found. In the last days of De Bergerac, only Henri Lebre, a spouse and a prisons of the female monastery Mother Margarita are supported. July 28, 1655, at the age of 36, Erkul Savignon Sirano de Bergerac passed away and was buried in the labor crypt.
Literary Character
The second life is a French writer received almost 250 years after death, with a light hand to anyone at that time of an unknown young author Edmon Rostan. On the Christmas Eve of 1897, the premiere of a heroic comedy called "Sirano de Bergerac" was appointed in the Paris Theater with Konstany Coklen. The premiere of the play thundered on the whole Paris, and the published comedy published later was bought in a matter of hours.
In the play, de Bergerac appeared the same as in life - the pets of women, a sharp, deuel and the clogging. The book is even described by the case, according to eyewitnesses, allegedly had a place to be in the real biography of the writer: a fight with hundreds of opponents who won, of course, Sirano.
The Italian writer Umberto Eco also used the image of the famous Frenchman in his novel "Island on the eve". Another number of writers of different countries and eras exploited the image of Sirano - Philip José Farmer, Alexander Kazantsev, Robert Sainline. And after the release of a number of shields, the name Sirano has become at all nominated, and personifies the militant bravery with a long nose, as in the film of the same name, released in France in 1990.
Bibliography
- 1649 - "Mazinada"
- 1651 - "Letter against Frontro"
- 1650 - "Other light, or state and empires of the moon"
- 1653 - "The death of Agrippines"
- 1654 - "Satyric letters"
- 1654 - "Tarted Pedant"
- 1662 - "Other light, or the state and the empire of the Sun"