Gargantua and His Place in Literature
As a sequel to Pantagruel, this new edition of Gargantua offers a foray into the imaginary world of François Rabelais, centered around a mythological family of giants. In this work, Pantagruel's father, Gargantua, is introduced as another fantastic giant. From his birth and upbringing to his later life, the story of Gargantua is told.
Rabelais uses the life of this giant to parody medieval and classical teachings, mock traditional church authorities, and share his own perspective on humanism and society. The same warm humor, attention to food, and mischievous satire that characterized Pantagruel are also found in Gargantua . This book constitutes a remarkable satire of Rabelais's contemporaries and offers a lush interplay of Renaissance ideas.
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