A companion to Francois Rabelais / / edited by Bernd Renner.

• Superior document: Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series ; Volume 16
• TeilnehmendeR: Renner, Bernd, 1966-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series ; Volume 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

A Companion to François Rabelais offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of the works of François Rabelais, one of the most influential writers of the Western literary tradition. A monk, medical doctor, translator and editor, Rabelais embodies the ideals of Renaissance humanism. His genre-bending fiction combines vast erudition, comic verve, and critical observations of all spheres of contemporary life that are relevant to this day. Two sections of this volume situate Rabelais's work in the larger social, political, and literary context of his time. A third section gives concise interpretations of each of the five books of the Pantagrueline Chronicles. The contributors are eminent scholars of early modern literature, many of whom write in English for the first time.

Table of 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 -- 1 Rabelais in His Time -- Mireille Huchon -- 2 Rabelais and Medicine -- Claude La Charité -- 3 Rabelais and Religion -- Anne-Pascale Pouey-Mounou -- 4 Rabelais and Politics -- Michael Randall -- 5 Greco-Roman Tradition and Reception -- Romain Menini -- 6 Rabelais and Eloquence -- Daniel Ménager (†) -- 7 Rabelais, Giants, and Folklore -- Walter Stephens -- 8 Rabelais and Travel Literature -- Frank Lestringant -- 9 Rabelais and Theater -- Jelle Koopmans -- Part 2 The Five Books -- 10 Pantagruel -- Jean Charles Monferran and Marie-Claire Thomine -- 11 The Prequel Gargantua : An Original Reworking of Pantagruel -- Nicolas Le Cadet -- 12 The Third Book -- Diane Desrosiers -- 13 Interpreting the Fourth Book -- Paul J. Smith -- 14 The Fifth and Last Book (1564) -- Gérard Milhe Poutingon -- Part 3 Influence, Impact, and Style -- 15 At the Foot of the Letter, La Pantagrueline Prognostication -- Tom Conley -- 16 Rabelais and Language -- Marie-Luce Demonet -- 17 Missing Women: On the Riddle of Gender Relations in Rabelais's Fiction -- François Cornilliat -- 18 Between Laughter and Indignation: Rabelais and Militant Writing -- Bernd Renner -- 19 Rabelaisian Humor -- John Parkin -- 20 The World in Pantagruel's Gut -- Jeff Persels -- 21 Rabelais (Not) Translated (16th to 21st Centuries) -- Elsa Kammerer -- Bibliography -- Index nominum.