| Description |
1 online resource (816 pages) |
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Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
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 beneath their bawdy, often scatological wit, the tales bear a deeper significance as the author's defense of daring and groundbreaking ideas. Using his ribald humor, Rabelais addresses timeless issues of education, politics, and philosophy. His parodies of classic authors as well as his own contemporaries offer a hilarious exposé of human folly and an enduring satire of history, literature, religion, and culture. This edition features the classic translation by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Pierre le Motteux. |
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Print version record. |
| Subject |
FICTION / Classics.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Humorous fiction.
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| Added Author |
Urquhart, Thomas, 1611-1660, translator.
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Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718, translator.
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| Added Title |
Gargantua et Pantagruel. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rabelais, François, approximately 1490-1553?. Gargantua and Pantagruel. Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, 2016. 9780486808338 (DLC)2016021416 |
| Standard No. |
9780486820798 |
| ISBN |
9780486820798 (e-pub) |
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