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1	Gargantua & Pantagruel more books like this by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist The stories of the giants Gargantua and Pantagruel are, at heart, like simple folk tales--but folk tales elaborated with an extraordinary range of linguistic and comic devices, from puns and obscenity to insult and satire. They are good-humored assaults on traditional belief and knowledge, a unique blend of expansiveness and down-to-earh comedy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Gargantua and Pantagruel: 7the Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel more books like this by Francois Rabelais, J M Cohen (Translator) add to wishlist This text parodies everyone from eminent classical authors and schoolmen to Rabelais's own acquaintances. But the brilliance of the book lies not merely in these learned references, but in the story into which they are woven. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.00! \| SVS
3	The Complete Works of Francois Rabelais more books like this by Francois Rabelais, Donald M Frame (Translator) add to wishlist Francois Rabelais's irreverent story of the giant Gargantua, his giant son Pantagruel, and their companion Panurge is a classic of the written word. This complete translation by Donald Frame is annotated for the nonspecialist. see all copies from $12.97! new only from $24.99! \| SVS
4	Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel more books like this by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist Chapter 2.XXXI. How Pantagruel entered into the city of the Amaurots, and how Panurge married King Anarchus to an old lantern-carrying hag, and made him a crier of green sauce. see all copies from $18.27! new only from $18.27! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Portable Rabelais more books like this by Francois Rabelais, Samuel Putnam (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
6	Pantagruel: King of the Dipsodes Restored to His Natural State with His Dreadful Deeds and Exploits, Written by the Late M. Alcofribas, Abstrator of the Quintessence more books like this by Francois Rabelais, Professor Andrew Brown (Translator), Paul Bailey (Foreword by) add to wishlist Francois Rabelais holds a unique place in the history of world literature, and no more so than for his extraordinary satirical entertainment Gargantua and Pantagruel. Here the first of these volumes - Pantagruel - is presented in a new and lively translation. Pantagruel recounts the life a popular giant. From his portentous birth and colourful ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.65! \| SVS
7	Le Tiers livre more books like this by François Rabelais, Pierre Michel add to wishlist see all copies from $6.81! new only from $6.96! \| first editions
8	Rabelais by Francois Rabelais, Samuel Putnam (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.50! new only from $12.65!
9	Pantagruel Gargantua: Extraits by Francois Rabelais, Pierre Mari (Translator) add to wishlist The stories of the giants Gargantua and Pantagruel are, at heart, like simple folk tales--but folk tales elaborated with an extraordinary range of linguistic and comic devices, from puns and obscenity to insult and satire. They are good-humored assaults on traditional belief and knowledge, a unique blend of expansiveness and down-to-earh comedy ... see all copies from $9.60! new only from $34.64!
10	Gargantua and Pantagruel: Selections more books like this by Francois Rabelais, Floyd F. Gray (Editor) add to wishlist The stories of the giants Gargantua and Pantagruel are, at heart, like simple folk tales--but folk tales elaborated with an extraordinary range of linguistic and comic devices, from puns and obscenity to insult and satire. They are good-humored assaults on traditional belief and knowledge, a unique blend of expansiveness and down-to-earh comedy ... see all copies from $1.99!
11	Gargantua, Extraits by Francois. J-C Dumont Rabelais, Editor add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
12	Gargantua more books like this by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist Gargantua introduces Pantagruel's father - another 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, and proffer his own thoughts on humanism and society. Marked with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Gargantua et Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais, Henri Clouzot add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! first editions
14	Gargantua and Panatgruel more books like this by Francois Rabelais, Thomas Urqhart Sir Thomas Urqhart (Translator), Antony Motteux Peter Antony Motteux (Translator) add to wishlist Large Format for easy reading. Vivid descriptions of the eat, drink and be merry lifestyle, highly popular but banned by the Catholic Church. see all copies from $26.71! new only from $26.71! \| SVS
15	The Works of Rabelais by Francois Rabelais, Gustave Dore (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.59! new only from $36.74! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book 1 (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) more books like this by Francois Rabelais, Gustave Dore (Illustrator), Peter Anthony Motteux (Translator) add to wishlist Franois Rabelais (1494-1553) was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanist. He is regarded as an avant-garde writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, dirty jokes and bawdy songs. As a doctor, he used his spare time to write and publish humourous pamphlets which were critical of established authority and stressed his own perception of ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $14.85! \| SVS
17	Gargantua/ Pantagruel (Two Books) by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95!
18	Gargantua y Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist see all copies from $28.00!
19 view cover	Gargantua and Pantagruel, Volume 2 more books like this by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist The stories of the giants Gargantua and Pantagruel are, at heart, like simple folk tales--but folk tales elaborated with an extraordinary range of linguistic and comic devices, from puns and obscenity to insult and satire. They are good-humored assaults on traditional belief and knowledge, a unique blend of expansiveness and down-to-earh comedy ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $25.93! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Works of Francis Rabelais, Volume I by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist see all copies from $13.37! new only from $20.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	The histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel more books like this by François Rabelais add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! new only from $11.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	Gargantua and Pantagruel, Volume 1 more books like this by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist The stories of the giants Gargantua and Pantagruel are, at heart, like simple folk tales--but folk tales elaborated with an extraordinary range of linguistic and comic devices, from puns and obscenity to insult and satire. They are good-humored assaults on traditional belief and knowledge, a unique blend of expansiveness and down-to-earh comedy ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $21.09! \| first editions
23 view cover	Pantagruel more books like this by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist Pantagruel recounts the life of a popular giant. From his portentous birth and colorful childhood, to his visit to Paris and his travels through Utopia, and not withstanding his enormous appetite, Pantagruel's history is told with a breathtaking degree of gaiety and wit. Ingeniously coining new expressions, and with an unashamed obsession with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| SVS
24	Gargantua, (Our La Jeunesse), by (Francois); Rabelais add to wishlist see all copies from $7.95!
25 view cover	Oeuvres de Rabelais by Francois Rabelais add to wishlist see all copies from $10.35! new only from $23.39!

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