A companion to François Rabelais / edited by Bernd Renner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Renner, Bernd, 1966- editor.

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series ; v. 16.

The Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series, 22123091 ; volume 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rabelais, François, approximately 1490-1553?--Criticism and interpretation.

Rabelais, François.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 623 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Contents:

List of Figures

Abbreviations of the Most Common Journals

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: Why Read Rabelais Now? / Bernd Renner

Part 1 Life and Context. Rabelais in His Time / Mireille Huchon

Rabelais and Medicine / Claude La Charité

Rabelais and Religion / Anne-Pascale Pouey-Mounou

Rabelais and Politics / Michael Randall

Greco-Roman Tradition and Reception / Romain Menini

Rabelais and Eloquence / Daniel Ménager

Rabelais, Giants, and Folklore / Walter Stephens

Rabelais and Travel Literature / Frank Lestringant

Rabelais and Theater / Jelle Koopmans

Part 2 The Five Books. Pantagruel / Jean Charles Monferran. Marie-Claire Thomine

The Prequel Gargantua : An Original Reworking of Pantagruel / Nicolas Le Cadet

The Third Book / Diane Desrosiers

Interpreting the Fourth Book / Paul J. Smith

The Fifth and Last Book (1564) / Gérard Milhe Poutingon

Part 3 Influence, Impact, and Style. At the Foot of the Letter, La Pantagrueline Prognostication / Tom Conley

Rabelais and Language / Marie-Luce Demonet

Missing Women: On the Riddle of Gender Relations in Rabelais's Fiction / François Cornilliat

Between Laughter and Indignation: Rabelais and Militant Writing / Bernd Renner

Rabelaisian Humor / John Parkin

The World in Pantagruel's Gut / Jeff Persels

Rabelais (Not) Translated (16th to 21st Centuries)

Elsa Kammerer

Bibliography

Index nominum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 17, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Companion to François Rabelais

ISBN:

9004460233

9789004460232

Publisher Number:

90100929260

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.