Readings In Rabelais
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The Rabelais Encyclopedia
Author: Elizabeth C. Zegura
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date: 2004-09-30
The French humanist Rabelais (ca. 1483-1553) was the greatest French writer of the Renaissance and one of the most influential authors of all time. His Gargantua and Pantagruel, written in five books between 1532 and 1553, rivals the works of Shakespeare and Cervantes in terms of artistry, complexity of ideas and expression, and historical importance. Rabelais is read in numerous courses in French Literature, Renaissance Studies, and Western Civilization, and his writings continue to attract the attention of scholars and general readers alike. The first work of its kind, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive guide to his life and writings. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries by expert contributors. These entries discuss his characters, his overt and veiled references to historical and Renaissance figures and events, his literary and philosophical allusions, his major themes, and the key events and influences that shaped his career. The entries cover such topics as education, religion, censors and censorship, humanism, death, and warfare. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography.
Readings in Rabelais
Author: Walter Besant
language: en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date: 2024-02-15
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Readings from Rabelais
Author: François Rabelais
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2016-02-04
Originally published in 1920, this book contains a selection of passages from Rabelais. Detailed notes and a biography of Rabelais are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Rabelais and French Renaissance literature.