Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book 4 (Esprios Classics)
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book 4 (Esprios Classics)

Author: François Rabelais

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-18

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781034807308

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The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (French: La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, telling the adventures of two giants, Gargantua (and his son Pantagruel). The work is written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein; features much erudition, vulgarity, and wordplay; and is regularly compared with the works of Shakespeare and James Joyce. Rabelais was a polyglot, and the work introduced "a great number of new and difficult words into the French language". The work was stigmatised as obscene by the censors of the Collège de la Sorbonne, and, within a social climate of increasing religious oppression in a lead up to the French Wars of Religion.

Montaigne & Melancholy
Montaigne & Melancholy

Author: Michael Andrew Screech

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780742508637

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Montaigne (1533-1592), the personification of philosophical calm, had to struggle to become the wise Renaissance humanist we know. His balanced temperament, sanguine and melancholic, promised genius but threatened madness. When he started his Essays, Montaigne was upset by an attack of melancholy humor: He became temperamental and unbalanced. Writing about himself restored the balance but broke an age-old taboo--happily so, for he discovered profound truths about himself and about our human condition. His charm and humor have made his writings widely enjoyed and admired.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4

Author: François Rabelais

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2024-07-27

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13:

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"Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3" by François Rabelais is the third installment in Rabelais' satirical pentalogy. This volume continues the adventures of Pantagruel, the giant son of Gargantua, as he embarks on various quests and encounters. In this book, Pantagruel and his companions set out on a voyage to the Oracle of the Holy Bottle. The narrative is characterized by its elaborate humor, fantastical elements, and satirical commentary on contemporary society. Rabelais uses this journey to explore themes of knowledge, wisdom, and the nature of human folly. The illustrated edition enhances the text with visual depictions of Rabelais' imaginative and often absurd world, providing readers with a richer experience of the novel's satirical and fantastical elements.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book 1 (Esprios Classics)
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book 1 (Esprios Classics)

Author: Francois Rabelais

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-18

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9781034807193

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The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (French: La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, telling the adventures of two giants, Gargantua (and his son Pantagruel). The work is written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein; features much erudition, vulgarity, and wordplay; and is regularly compared with the works of Shakespeare and James Joyce. Rabelais was a polyglot, and the work introduced "a great number of new and difficult words into the French language". The work was stigmatised as obscene by the censors of the Collège de la Sorbonne, and, within a social climate of increasing religious oppression in a lead up to the French Wars of Religion.

Gargantua & Pantagruel (French Literature Classic)
Gargantua & Pantagruel (French Literature Classic)

Author: François Rabelais

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 790

ISBN-13:

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Gargantua and Pantagruel is a pentalogy of novels which tells of the adventures of two giants, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. The book is written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein, and features much crudity, scatological humor, and violence.