2,657
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − {{stub}}+ − + − + − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
no edit summary
'''Francois Rabelais''' (1483-1553) was a important [[France|French]] writer and [[satire|satirist]].
'''Francois Rabelais''' (1483-1553) was a leading French thinker, writer, pampleteer and friar.<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/World_History_Lecture_Seven</ref>
His most important work was the five book ''Gargantua and Pantagruel'' <ref>http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1200 Text of Gargantua and Pantagruel at Project Gutenberg.</ref>; however it is unclear whether all of the fifth book was written by Rabelais himself. Within, although some chapters consist entirely of lists of vulgarities, a number of political and religious themes are considered, amongst them being:
<references/>
*Proper methods of education. (Book 1)
[[category:Authors|Rabelais, Francois]]
*The Abbey of Theleme - a [[Utopia]]n monastery, wherein customs were the exact opposite of the solemn, austere and strictly-regulated ones followed in typical monastic envionments, and the primary commandment was ''"Do what thou wilt."'' (Book 1)
*The absurdities of the legal system, and how the only way to finally resolve a dispute is to drag it out until both parties are sick of it. (Books 2, 5)
*Methods of divination (Book 3)
*Reasons for and against marriage. (Books 4-5)
Some of the topics explored by Rabelais were controversial, and only the support of influential patrons preserved him from severe ecclesiastical censure during his lifetime; the third and fourth books of Gargantua and Pantagruel were both banned at times. The adjective, Rabelaisian, from his name, describes something that is in the style of his writings: containing an abundance of coarse humour, extravagant language and keen satire.
----
<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/World_History_Lecture_Seven</ref>
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Authors|Rabelais, Francois]]