Pantagruel and Gargantua : Newly Translated and Annotated (Alma Classics Evergreens) Paperback / softback
by Francois Rabelais
Part of the Evergreens series
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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 François 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:Alma Books Ltd
- Publication Date:20/09/2018
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- ISBN:9781847497406
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:Alma Books Ltd
- Publication Date:20/09/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781847497406