Chantecler Play in Four Acts Author:Edmond Rostand Chantecler is a verse play in four acts written by Edmond Rostand. The play is notable in that all the characters are farmyard animals including the main protagonist, a chanticleer, or rooster. The play centers on the theme of idealism and spiritual sincerity, as contrasted with cynicism and artificiality. Much of the play satirizes modernist ar... more »tistic doctrines from Rostand's romanticist perspective.« less