TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rabelais,François
AU  - Screech,M.A.
TI  - Gargantua and Pantagruel
T2  - Penguin classics
SN  - 9780140445503 (paperback)
AV  - PQ1685.E5 S37 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - Rabelais, François,
KW  - Gargantua (Legendary character)
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Giants
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Pantagruel --; Pantagrueline prognostication for 1535 --; Prefaces of almanacs for 1533 and 1535 --; Gargantua --; Almanac for 1536 --; The third book of Pantagruel --; Preface to the fourth book of Pantagruel (1548) --; The fourth book of Pantagruel (1552) --; The fifth book of Pantagruel
N2  - "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."--Jacket
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