Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel

Name: Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
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ISBN: 9780140440478

ISBN-10: 014044047X

ISBN-13: 9780140440478

Edition: 1955

Authors: Francois Rabelais, J. M. Cohen, J. M. Cohen

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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…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 1955
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/30/1955
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 4.25" wide x 7.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



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