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040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dDLC _dBD-DhUL
082	0	0	_a843 _bRAG
100	1		_aRabelais, François. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGargantua and Pantagruel / _cFrancois Rabelais.
264		1	_aLondon : _bEvermans, _c1994.
300			_a808 p.; _c19 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aDover thrift editions
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		7	_aFICTION / Classics. _2bisacsh
655		7	_aHumorous fiction. _2gsafd
700	1		_aUrquhart, Thomas. _etranslator.
700	1		_aMotteux, Peter Anthony. _etranslator.
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