Gargantua
Gargantua
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Gargantua by Francois Rabelais
As a companion volume to>Pantagruel, this new edition of>Gargantua continues Rabelais' acclaimed fantasy of a mythical family of giants. Gargantua introduces Pantagruel's father--another wondrous giant. As he tells Gargantua's life story from his birth and education to his later life, Rabelais uses the events of the giant's life to parody medieval and classical learning, mock traditional ecclesiastical authority, and proffer his own thoughts on humanism and society. Marked with the same warm humor, obsession with food, and scatological wit of>Pantagruel, Gargantua is a further striking burlesque on Rabelais' contemporaries and a glorious outpouring of Renaissance plenitude.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781843910572 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843910578 |
| Title | Gargantua |
| Author | Francois Rabelais |
| Series | Hesperus Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hesperus Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |