01888cam a22003018i 4500 19149252 BD-DhUL 20170125085824.0 160623s1994 nyu b 000 1 eng 185715181X DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhUL 843 RAG Rabelais, François. author. Gargantua and Pantagruel / Francois Rabelais. London : Evermans, 1994. 808 p.; 19 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Dover thrift editions Includes bibliographical references. "First published in four volumes between 1532 and 1552, Rabelais' comic masterpiece chronicles the adventures of a giant, Gargantua, and his son, Pantagruel. More than four centuries later, the terms "gargantuan" and "Rabelaisian" are synonymous with earthy humor, a surfeit of good food and drink, and pleasures of the flesh. This series of exaggerated fables was condemned upon its initial publication by the censors of the College de la Sorbonne. But beneath their bawdy, often scatological wit, the tales bear a deeper significance as the author's defense of daring and groundbreaking ideas. Using his ribald humor, Rabelais addresses timeless issues of education, politics, and philosophy. His parodies of classic authors as well as his own contemporaries offer a hilarious expose of human folly and an enduring satire of history, literature, religion, and culture. This edition features the classic translation by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Pierre le Motteux"-- Provided by publisher. FICTION / Classics. bisacsh Humorous fiction. gsafd Urquhart, Thomas. translator. Motteux, Peter Anthony. translator. ddc BK 154815 154815 0 0 ddc 0 843_000000000000000_RAG 0 NFIC 285900 DUL DUL GEN 2017-01-25 Gift 843 RAG 381423 2017-01-25 2017-01-25 BK