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An elaborate parody written by the French Renaissance humanist, writer, Greek scholar, and physician Francois Rabelais, "Gargantua and Pantagruel" is a comic blend of energetic realism and carnival fantasy. First published in1532, "Gargantua and Pantagruel" relates the fantastical tales of its titular characters, Gargantua, a giant who becomes a sophisticated and cultured Christian knight, and his son Pantagruel, also a giant, who grows into a learned...
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First published in four volumes between 1532 and 1552, Rabelais' comic masterpiece chronicles the adventures of a giant, Gargantua, and his son, Pantagruel. More than four centuries later, the terms "gargantuan" and "Rabelaisian" are synonymous with earthy humor, a surfeit of good food and drink, and pleasures of the flesh. This series of exaggerated fables was condemned upon its initial publication by the censors of the Collège de la Sorbonne. But...
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The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father, Gargantua, and his son Pantagruel and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein.
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"Pantagruel" est un livre écrit par François Rabelais au XVIe siècle et publié en 1532. L'histoire suit les aventures du géant Pantagruel, fils de Gargantua, alors qu'il voyage avec ses amis à la recherche de la vérité et de la sagesse. Le roman est un mélange de satire sociale, de comédie et de réflexion philosophique, avec un style d'écriture caractéristique de Rabelais qui inclut des calembours et des jeux de mots. Le livre est considéré...
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Most noble and illustrious drinkers, thus begins Gargantua and Panatgruel, a grotesque and carnivalesque collection of exuberant, fantastical stories that take us from the ancient world through to the European Renaissance. At the heart of these tall tales are the giant Gargantua and his equally seismic son Pantagruel. Magical adventures, maniacal punning, slapstick humor, erudite allusions and just about any bodily function one can think of, here...
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