Francois Rabelais The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel Franklin Library NF by Rabelais, Francois

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1976. Reprint Penguin Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 713 pages 18 cm. Summary: The dazzling and exuberant moral stories of Rabelais (c. 1471-1553) expose human follies with their mischievous and often obscene humor, while intertwining the realistic with carnivalsque fantasy to make us look afresh at the world. Gargantua depicts a young giant, reduced to laughable insanity by an education at the hands of paternal ignorance, old crones and syphilitic professors, who is rescued and turned into a cultured Christian knight. And in Pantagruel and its three sequels, Rabelais parodied tall tales of chivalry and satirized the law, theology and academia to portray the bookish son of Gargantua who becomes a Renaissance Socrates, divinely guided in his wisdom, and his idiotic, self-loving companion Panurge. Subjects: Rabelais, François. 1500-1599. Giants; Fiction. French… Read More

[Harmondsworth, Middlesex] : Penguin Books, 1955. First Translated Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-toned and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Page margins tanned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 713 pages 18 cm. Subjects; Rabelais, François ; Translations into English. Giants (Folklore) ; Fiction. French fiction 16th century. Wit and humor. Caricatures and cartoons. Humanism. French fiction.

PA: THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1982 Book. Good. Hardcover. TITLE: THE HISTORIES OF GARGANTUA AND PANTAGRUEL By FRANCOIS RABELAIS 1982 Franklin Library (Decorative) AUTHOR: FRANCOIS RABELAIS PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, PA 1982 EDITION: First Edition assumed for Franklin Library CATEGORY: Literature, Decorative BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Brown CONDITION: The book is without a dust jacket as issued. The outside is in good condition. The inside is in good condition. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. SIZE: 6 ½ x 9 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 715 pages. Good/None dust jacket condition as issued. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: TRANSLATED By JOHN M. COHEN. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF FRANK C. PAPE. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and… Read More