Gargantua and Pantagruel

By François Rabelais,

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"Gargantua and Pantagruel" by François Rabelais is a satirical and comedic series of novels about the adventures of two giants, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. The book explores themes of education, politics, religion, and human nature through exaggerated humor, absurdity, and sharp wit. It is a classic of Renaissance literature known for its playful language and bold critique of society.

Satire Royalty & Courts Adventure Folklore Coming of Age Family Hero Antihero Political Intrigue

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Publish dateAug 8, 2004

LanguageEnglish

1Master Francis Rabelais

2Introduction

3Francis Rabelais

4The Author’s Prologue To The First Book

5Chapter 1.i.-of The Genealogy And Antiquity Of Gargantua

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6Chapter 1.ii.--the Antidoted Fanfreluches: Or, A Galimatia Of Extravagant Conceits Found In An Ancient Monument

7Chapter 1.iii.-how Gargantua Was Carried Eleven Months In His Mother’s Belly

8Chapter 1.iv.--how Gargamelle, Being Great With Gargantua, Did Eat A Huge Deal Of Tripes

9Chapter 1.v.-the Discourse Of The Drinkers

10Chapter 1.vi.-how Gargantua Was Born In A Strange Manner

11Chapter 1.vii.-after What Manner Gargantua Had His Name Given Him, And How He Tippled, Bibbed, And Curried The Can

12Chapter 1.viii.-how They Apparelled Gargantua

13Chapter 1.ix.-the Colours And Liveries Of Gargantua

14Chapter 1.x.-of That Which Is Signified By The Colours White And Blue

15Chapter 1.xi.-of The Youthful Age Of Gargantua

16Chapter 1.xii.-of Gargantua’s Wooden Horses

17Chapter 1.xiii.-how Gargantua’s Wonderful Understanding Became Known To His Father Grangousier, By The Invention Of A Torchecul Or Wipebreech

18Chapter 1.xiv.-how Gargantua Was Taught Latin By A Sophister

19Chapter 1.xv.-how Gargantua Was Put Under Other Schoolmasters

20Chapter 1.xvi.-how Gargantua Was Sent To Paris, And Of The Huge Great Mare That He Rode On; How She Destroyed The Oxflies Of The Beauce

21Chapter 1.xvii.-how Gargantua Paid His Welcome To The Parisians, And How He Took Away The Great Bells Of Our Lady’s Church

22Chapter 1.xviii.-how Janotus De Bragmardo Was Sent To Gargantua To Recover The Great Bells

23Chapter 1.xix.-the Oration Of Master Janotus De Bragmardo For Recovery Of The Bells

24Chapter 1.xx.-how The Sophister Carried Away His Cloth, And How He Had A Suit In Law Against The Other Masters

25Chapter 1.xxi.-the Study Of Gargantua, According To The Discipline Of His Schoolmasters The Sophisters

26Chapter 1.xxii.-the Games Of Gargantua

27Chapter 1.xxiii.-how Gargantua Was Instructed By Ponocrates, And In Such Sort Disciplinated, That He Lost Not One Hour Of The Day

28Chapter 1.xxiv.-how Gargantua Spent His Time In Rainy Weather

29Chapter 1.xxv.-how There Was Great Strife And Debate Raised Betwixt The Cake-bakers Of Lerne, And Those Of Gargantua’s Country, Whereupon Were Waged Great Wars

30Chapter 1.xxvi.-how The Inhabitants Of Lerne, By The Commandment Of Picrochole Their King, Assaulted The Shepherds Of Gargantua Unexpectedly And On A Sudden

31Chapter 1.xxvii.-how A Monk Of Seville Saved The Close Of The Abbey From Being Ransacked By The Enemy

32Chapter 1.xxviii.-how Picrochole Stormed And Took By Assault The Rock Clermond, And Of Grangousier’s Unwillingness And Aversion From The Undertaking Of War

33Chapter 1.xxix.-the Tenour Of The Letter Which Grangousier Wrote To His Son Gargantua

34Chapter 1.xxx.-how Ulric Gallet Was Sent Unto Picrochole

35Chapter 1.xxxi.-the Speech Made By Gallet To Picrochole

36Chapter 1.xxxii.-how Grangousier, To Buy Peace, Caused The Cakes To Be Restored

37Chapter 1.xxxiii.-how Some Statesmen Of Picrochole, By Hairbrained Counsel, Put Him In Extreme Danger

38Chapter 1.xxxiv.-how Gargantua Left The City Of Paris To Succour His Country, And How Gymnast Encountered With The Enemy

39Chapter 1.xxxv.-how Gymnast Very Souply And Cunningly Killed Captain Tripet And Others Of Picrochole’s Men

40Chapter 1.xxxvi.-how Gargantua Demolished The Castle At The Ford Of Vede, And How They Passed The Ford

41Chapter 1.xxxvii.-how Gargantua, In Combing His Head, Made The Great Cannon-balls Fall Out Of His Hair

42Chapter 1.xxxviii.-how Gargantua Did Eat Up Six Pilgrims In A Salad

43Chapter 1.xxxix.-how The Monk Was Feasted By Gargantua, And Of The Jovial Discourse They Had At Supper

44Chapter 1.xl.-why Monks Are The Outcasts Of The World; And Wherefore Some Have Bigger Noses Than Others

45Chapter 1.xli.-how The Monk Made Gargantua Sleep, And Of His Hours And Breviaries

46Chapter 1.xlii.-how The Monk Encouraged His Fellow-champions, And How He Hanged Upon A Tree

47Chapter 1.xliii.-how The Scouts And Fore-party Of Picrochole Were Met With By Gargantua, And How The Monk Slew Captain Drawforth (tirevant.), And Then Was Taken Prisoner By His Enemies

48Chapter 1.xliv.-how The Monk Rid Himself Of His Keepers, And How Picrochole’s Forlorn Hope Was Defeated

49Chapter 1.xlv.-how The Monk Carried Along With Him The Pilgrims, And Of The Good Words That Grangousier Gave Them

50Chapter 1.xlvi.-how Grangousier Did Very Kindly Entertain Touchfaucet His Prisoner