Project Gutenberg 2004-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 2394 Rabelais, François Rabelais, Francis Rabelais, Francois Nasier, Alcofribas Alcofrybas, Maistre Doré, Gustave 1832 1883 Dore, Gustave Doré, Louis Christophe Paul Gustave Doré, Louis Auguste Gustave Dorè, Gustave Motteux, Peter Anthony 1660 1718 Motteux, P. A. (Peter Anthony) Motteux, Pierre Antoine Lemotteux, Pierre Antoine Urquhart, Thomas, Sir 1611 1660 Urchard, Thomas, Sir Urwhart, Thomas, Sir Gargantua and Pantagruel Produced by Sue Asscher and David Widger TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: The original Project Gutenberg edition of this ebook was a text file prepared by Sue Asscher in 1998, from: "MASTER FRANCIS RABELAIS FIVE BOOKS OF THE LIVES, HEROIC DEEDS AND SAYINGS OF GARGANTUA AND HIS SON PANTAGRUEL", Translated into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and Peter Antony Motteux. The publisher's name and location were not included. Sue Asscher added the following information regarding the printed book she scanned: "The text of the first Two Books of Rabelais has been reprinted from the first edition (1653) of Urquhart's translation. Footnotes initialled 'M.' are drawn from the Maitland Club edition (1838); other footnotes are by the translator. Urquhart's translation of Book III. appeared posthumously in 1693, with a new edition of Books I. and II., under Motteux's editorship. Motteux's rendering of Books IV. and V. followed in 1708. Occasionally (as the footnotes indicate) passages omitted by Motteux have been restored from the 1738 copy edited by Ozell." In 2013 images obtained from Google Books were added by David Widger in the production of the present HTML file: https://books.google.com/books?id=Lvz_fCWaJf4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:Rabelais&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZoZizjJPeAhWLzFMKHVPSDqc4ChDoAQg0MAI#v=onepage&q&f=false This ebook and many of the Project Gutenberg ebooks are not taken from a single paper edition as noticed in the standard legalize near the end of each Project Gutenberg Ebook. "Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition." DW "Gargantua and Pantagruel" by François Rabelais is a satirical novel written during the Renaissance period. The work chronicles the outrageous adventures of two larger-than-life giants, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel, exploring themes of education, humanism, and the folly of societal conventions. With its rich language and vivid characterization, the novel blends humor with serious philosophical reflections, making it a seminal work in French literature. The beginning of "Gargantua and Pantagruel" sets the stage for an epic tale filled with absurdity and whimsy. It introduces readers to Gargantua, detailing his extraordinary birth, an upbringing steeped in indulgence, and subsequent feats that showcase both his immense size and intellect. The narrative weaves through episodes of gargantuan appetites, comical debates, and encounters with whimsical characters, establishing a robust foundation for the ensuing adventures that bind Gargantua and Pantagruel as they navigate a world fraught with ignorance and pretension. This opening portion effectively prepares readers for the novel's unique blend of comedy and critique on human behavior and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/1200/1200-h/images/cover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1200/1200-h/images/cover.jpg en Giants -- Fiction Fantasy fiction, French -- Translations into English Gargantua (Legendary character) -- Fiction PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 2139338 2139713 2024-09-01T08:48:35.743508 2023-10-01T08:07:29.663642 text/html text/html 2177762 2021-01-27T22:50:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 8261210 2021-01-27T22:50:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 8413826 2024-09-01T08:48:58.270377 application/epub+zip 8450951 2024-09-01T08:48:39.221464 application/epub+zip 928535 2024-09-01T08:48:37.461561 application/epub+zip 9041553 2024-09-01T08:49:15.046260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8855820 2024-09-01T08:48:56.096404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1340311 2022-09-01T09:53:47.717552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1886335 1884122 2024-09-01T08:48:32.805498 2023-10-01T08:07:26.879633 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1888549 2020-12-31T12:39:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 747921 2020-12-31T12:39:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1884071 2020-12-31T12:39:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 747193 2020-12-31T12:39:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25956 2024-09-01T08:49:15.262259 application/rdf+xml 14230 2024-09-01T08:48:37.611476 image/jpeg 2452 2024-09-01T08:48:37.539472 image/jpeg 8259049 2024-09-01T08:48:36.095489 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia