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Pantagruel : The Life Of Gargantua And Pantagruel Book 1 : Hesperus Classics
Paperback Edition: 1
Franois Rabelais holds a unique place in the history of world literature, and no more so than for his extraordinary satirical entertainment Gargantua and Pantagruel.
Here the first of these volumes is presented in a new and lively translation. Pantagruel recounts the life a popular giant.
From his portentous birth and colorful childhood, to his visit to Paris and his travels through Utopia, and not withstanding his enormous appetite, Pantagruels history is told with a breathtaking degree of gaiety and wit. Ingeniously coining new expressions, and with an unashamed obsession with bodily functions, Rabelais blends prose and poetry, the sacred and profound, to offer a heady satire of the religious society of his day.
The result is a bawdy and brilliant celebration of life.
Pages : 152
Publisher : Hesperus Press
Publication date : 2003-11-01
Subjects: Fiction, Classics (pre C.1945), Contemporary, Historical Fiction