Gargantua and Pantagruel
Author: François Rabelais
Gargantua and Pantagruel stands unique among the world’s literature for its robust exuberance and monstrous exaggeration. Rabelais (c. 1494-1553), a monk who also qualified as a Bachelor of Medicine, was persecuted by both religious and civil authorities for its publication. As he chronicles the fantastic adventures of the two giants, a series of caricatures emerges, depic….Read More
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