Gargantua and Pantagruel

Gargantua and Pantagruel
Title Gargantua and Pantagruel PDF eBook
Author François Rabelais
Publisher ReadHowYouWant.com
Pages 314
Release 2006-11
Genre Fiction
ISBN 142504431X

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Consisting of five books, this masterpiece is Rabelais' magnum opus. It chronicles different events in the life of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. Using his learned wit and biting satire as a facade, Rabelais discusses several serious issues. The apparent humour and brilliant use of language offers pure reading pleasure. Entertaining and profound!




Pantagruel and Gargantua

Pantagruel and Gargantua
Title Pantagruel and Gargantua PDF eBook
Author Francois Rabelais
Publisher Alma Books
Pages 353
Release 2019-02-15
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0714549452

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With his birth itself a monumental exploit in itself, it is clear that the giant Pantagruel is destined to great things, and the novel that bears his name chronicles his the remarkable life of the exuberant youth: from his voracious reading habits to his escapades with the knave Panurge and his prowess in battle. The second work in this volume deals with the history of his father Gargantua, whose biography is equally if not more outlandish and larger than life.But these bawdy and boisterous tales, with their fixation on food and faeces, are not just entertaining yarns, as Francois Rabelais, one of the foremost humanists of the sixteenth century, parodies medieval learning, lambasts the established church authority and develops his own ideal visions for the ordering of society.




Gargantua and Pantagruel

Gargantua and Pantagruel
Title Gargantua and Pantagruel PDF eBook
Author François Rabelais
Publisher
Pages 318
Release 1991
Genre
ISBN 9780852295311

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Kingdoms of Light

Kingdoms of Light
Title Kingdoms of Light PDF eBook
Author Alan Dean Foster
Publisher Aspect
Pages 525
Release 2001-02-20
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0759520976

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After the all-powerful wizard Susnam Evyndd is defeated during battle with an evil clan of sorcerers, the world is plunged into darkness. If the spell is not quickly reversed, all plants will die off from lack of sun, until everything & everyone-is destroyed. Yet Evyndd's death sets off his last & greatest spell, transforming his household pets into humans. With Evyndd's instructions, the group sets out to return light to the world...but pursuing the missing light promises to be difficult & dangerous & carries no guarantee of success.




Gargantua and Pantagruel

Gargantua and Pantagruel
Title Gargantua and Pantagruel PDF eBook
Author François Rabelais
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 644
Release 1990
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780393308068

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"The dazzling and exuberant comic 'Chronicles' of Rabelais (c. 1483-1552) are a feast of wisdom and laughter. Realism intertwines with carnivalesque fantasy, Renaissance learning with obscene humour to make readers look at the world afresh. Pantagruel, a tale of comic chivalry, satirizes lawyers, theologians and academic buffoons, while Gargantua mocks rash generals, idiotic monarchs and uncouth professors. It champions freedom and laughs at a dirty young giant before he turns into a splendid prince. Sequels lead into more complex and daring laughter and high mythology, often at the expense of Panurge - the mad, word-spinning companion of Pantagruel (who becomes a giant in wisdom, a Renaissance Socrates)." "M. A. Screech's translation captures Rabelais' ingenious wordplay and mastery of language. The introduction explores his individuality while comparing him to Shakespeare, and presents each book to open up the new horizons of Renaissance Europe. This edition also includes a chronology and notes."--BOOK JACKET.




The Five Books of Gargantua and Pantagruel

The Five Books of Gargantua and Pantagruel
Title The Five Books of Gargantua and Pantagruel PDF eBook
Author François Rabelais
Publisher
Pages 841
Release 1944
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Rabelais

Rabelais
Title Rabelais PDF eBook
Author François Rabelais
Publisher
Pages 466
Release 1905
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