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    Gargantua by François Rabelais (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Gargantua by François Rabelais (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Gargantua by François Rabelais (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Gargantua by François Rabelais (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of Gargantua with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of Gargantua by François Rabelais, the follow-up to the popular novel Pantagruel. In this satirical tale, Rabelais tells the story of Gargantua, the father of the giant we meet in the first book, and describes the trials and tests he faces along his path to education. Gargantua was published in 1534 but met with considerable controversy, as a result of its bawdy language and numerous possible interpretations. Rabelais himself was no stranger to public outrage, being widely known as a drunkard with a talent for stirring up strong reactions. He is best-known for his pentalogy of novels about the adventures of two giants, Pantagruel and Gargantua, and is considered to be one of the most significant writers in Western literature. 

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    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateMay 24, 2017
    ISBN9782806296542
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      Gargantua by François Rabelais (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      French humanist writer

      Born in Chinon (France) in around 1494.

      Died in Paris in 1553.

      Notable works:

      Pantagruel (1532), novel

      Gargantua (1534), novel

      Le Tiers Livre (The Third Book, 1546), novel

      François Rabelais was born in around 1494. He was the son of a lawyer, but decided to take holy orders in around 1510. Men of letters, both monks and laymen, shared their passion for Antiquity and humanism with him. Rabelais left the clergy in 1527 for unknown reasons and went to study medicine at the University of Montpellier. He then moved to Lyon, where he wrote humorous pamphlets and began to correspond with Erasmus (Dutch humanist, 1469-1536). He also published his first two books (Pantagruel and Gargantua), which were censored by the College of Sorbonne. Rabelais then became the secretary of Jean du Bellay (French bishop and diplomat, 1492/98-1560), who he accompanied to Rome. From 1546, he began to publish sequels to his books, a decision which caused him a lot of trouble with the College of Sorbonne. Some time later, the cardinal managed to get him the position of curate of Meudon, which he resigned from in 1553.

      Rabelais was a unique, cultivated and jovial man. He died in 1553 in Paris.

      From giant to gargantuan

      Genre: novel

      Reference edition: Rabelais, F. (1894) Gargantua. Trans. Urquhart, T. Nottingham: Printed and Published

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