A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.

Un grand nez est proprement l'indice D'un homme affable, bon, courtois, spirtuel, Liberal, courageux, tel que je suis.

Edmond Rostand

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Topic

Noses Body parts

Author

Edmond Rostand

Source

Cyrano de Bergerac

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Rostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac. 27 Dec. 1897, Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Rostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac, translated by Lowell Bair. Signet, 2012, act 1, sc. 4.

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Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen.

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Time
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Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. What is Art? London: The Brotherhood Publishing Company, 1898.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. What Is Art? Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Penguin Classics, 1996.

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Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
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Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
French
Time
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Current Citation

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