The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by Francois Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father, Gargantua, and his son Pantagruel and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein.
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by Francois Rabelais. It is the story of two ...
Francois Rabelais: Gargantua und Pantagruel Erstdruck 1532-1564. 1. Buch Lyon 1532, 2. Buch Lyon 1534, 3. Buch Paris 1546, 11 Kap. des 4. Buchs Lyon 1548, 4. Buch Paris 1552, unvollst. Fass. d. 5. Buchs o.O. 1562, 5. Buch Lyon 1564. Hier in der Ubers. v. Gottlob Regis. Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie des Autors. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016, 2. Auflage. Textgrundlage sind die Ausgaben: Rabelais, Franz: Gargantua und Pantagruel. 2 Bande, ubers. v. Gottlob Regis, hg. v. Wilhelm Weigand, Munchen, Leipzig: Georg Muller, 1911 Die Paginierung obiger Ausgaben wird in dieser...
Francois Rabelais: Gargantua und Pantagruel Erstdruck 1532-1564. 1. Buch Lyon 1532, 2. Buch Lyon 1534, 3. Buch Paris 1546, 11 Kap. des 4. Buchs Lyon 1...
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 Francois...
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 ...
