| #2237374 in Books | Hesperus Press | 2003-11-01 | Original language:French | PDF # 1 | 7.50 x.57 x4.70l,.47 | File Name: 1843910578 | 176 pages |
||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Great edition of a classic work|By D. Taylor|Gargantua (French Edition) Bear in mind that I am reviewing the bilingual version of the mass market paperback (link above).
We read this novel for my 4th-year college French class, and I loved it. It's a funny work and provides some good insights into the Enlightenment. The first half is grotesque and filled with po|Language Notes|Text: French, French|About the Author|François Rabelais serait né en 1494 en Touraine, mais aucune certitude n établit clairement ses origines. Il se tourne d abord vers la théolog
As a companion volume to Pantagruel, this new edition of Gargantua continues Rabelais’ acclaimed fantasy of a mythical family of giants. Gargantua introduces Pantagruel’s fatheranother wondrous giant. As he tells Gargantua’s life story from his birth and education to his later life, Rabelais uses the events of the giant’s life to parody medieval and classical learning, mock traditional ecclesiastical authority, an... [PDF.qh58] Gargantua (Hesperus Classics) Rating: 4.60 (749 Votes)
You easily download any file type for your device.Gargantua (Hesperus Classics) | FranCois Rabelais. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.