Pantagruel by François Rabelais (Book Analysis)
Pantagruel by François Rabelais (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Pantagruel by François Rabelais. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including language, parody and Christianity. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 27-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of François Rabelais
- Presentation of Pantagruel
- Summary of Pantagruel
- Character study
- Pantagruel
- Gargantua
- Panurge
- Analysis of Pantagruel
- Education
About Pantagruel
Pantagruel is the first book in a series of five, alongside Gargantua, The Third Book, The Fourth Book and The Fifth Book. It tells the story of the titular giant, who has an insatiable appetite and gets caught up in a range of comical situations as he pursues his education at universities across France. The book is written using direct and often crude language, and provides a meandering description of Renaissance society in which many of Rabelais makes fun of many of his contemporaries. Although Pantagruel was very popular with readers, the authorities were understandably less amused, and the novel was condemned by the Sorbonne in 1534, two years after its publication.
About François Rabelais
François Rabelais was a French humanist writer who lived during the Renaissance but remains a towering figure of Western literature. He was a jovial, larger-than-life figure and is best known for his novels Gargantua and Pantagruel, which are packed with comical situations, wild adventures and memorable characters, but which attracted the ire of the religious authorities of the time, in particular the College of the Sorbonne in Paris. Rabelais’ work stands out for its bawdy humor, lively parody and cutting satire, to such an extent that the adjective Rabelaisian has been coined to refer to things which possess these traits.
Product details
ISBN | 9782806295910 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 27 |
File size | 1.2 MB |