Father Figures : : Genealogy and Narrative Structure in Rabelais / / Carla Freccero.

Father Figures offers a new reading of Rabelais's five books in terms of a key aspect of Renaissance culture—the concern with genealogy and particularly with filiation, the son's inheritance of a paternal legacy.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]
©1991
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (232 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Prologue: The Author’s Excuse --
1. Introduction: Allegories of Filiation --
2. Pantagruel: Genealogy and Filial Succession --
3. Gargantua: Inheriting the Father --
4. Theleme: Temporality, Utopia, Supplement --
5. The Quest --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary:Father Figures offers a new reading of Rabelais's five books in terms of a key aspect of Renaissance culture—the concern with genealogy and particularly with filiation, the son's inheritance of a paternal legacy.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781501734663
9783110536171
DOI:10.7591/9781501734663
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Carla Freccero.