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*Proper methods of education. (Book 1)
 
*Proper methods of education. (Book 1)
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*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)
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*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 environments, 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)
 
*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)
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*Reasons for and against marriage. (Books 4-5)
 
*Reasons for and against marriage. (Books 4-5)
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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.
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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 humor, extravagant language and keen satire.
    
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