Gargantua
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Gargantua is a satirical Renaissance novel by François Rabelais that follows the absurd, larger-than-life adventures and education of the giant Gargantua.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gargantua canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance literature
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literary work ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| alternativePublicationDate | 1535 ⓘ |
| author | François Rabelais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
anti-war sentiment
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critique of monastic life ⓘ critique of scholasticism ⓘ education ⓘ humanism ⓘ religious satire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresInstitution | Abbey of Thélème NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Pantagruel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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humanist literature ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
comic and illustrated editions
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theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Le Tiers Livre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | giants in literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
French comic tradition
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later European satire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Erasmian humanism ⓘ |
| languageRegister | mix of learned and popular speech ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gargantua (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoOfFeaturedInstitution | Fais ce que voudras ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
education of a giant
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parody of chivalric romances ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Frère Jean des Entommeures
NERFINISHED
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Gargamelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Grandgousier NERFINISHED ⓘ Gymnaste NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponocrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La vie très horrifique du grand Gargantua, père de Pantagruel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1534 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | fictionalized Middle Ages ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
coarse and bawdy comedy
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grotesque humor ⓘ linguistic inventiveness ⓘ use of lists and catalogues ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
corrupt monks
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medieval scholastic education ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
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