Master Francis Rabelais V2
Five Books Of The Lives, Heroic Deeds And Sayings Of Gargantua And His Son Pantagruel (1904)
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Master Francis Rabelais V2: Five Books Of The Lives, Heroic Deeds And Sayings Of Gargantua And His Son Pantagruel is a classic literary work by French author Francis Rabelais. Originally published in the 16th century, this book is a collection of five books that tell the story of the lives and adventures of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. The book is a satirical and humorous take on the society of the time, and it is filled with witty commentary on topics such as education, religion, and politics. The second volume of this book was published in 1904 and features a translation by Thomas Urquhart and Peter Antony Motteux. This edition includes detailed footnotes and annotations to help readers understand the historical and cultural context of the work. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in classic literature, French culture, or satire.Illustrations By Louis Chalon.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Francois Rabelais
François Rabelais was a French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk, and Greek scholar. He is primarily known as a writer of satire, with a penchant for grotesque and bawdy jokes and songs. Rabelais became a novice of the Franciscan order, and later a friar at Fontenay-le-Comte in Western France, where he studied Greek and Latin as well as science, philology, and law. Later he left the monastery to study medicine at the University of Poitiers and at the University of Montpellier. In 1532 he moved to Lyon, one of the intellectual centers of the Renaissance, and in 1534 began working as a doctor at the hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon. Rabelais resigned from the curacy in January 1553 and died in Paris later that year. Because of his literary power and historical importance, Western literary critics consider him one of the great writers of world literature and among the creators of modern European writing.
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