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"The French humanist Rabelais (ca. 1483-1553) was the greatest French writer of the Renaissance and one of the most influential authors of all time. His Gargantua and Pantagruel, written in five volumes between 1532 and 1553, rivals the works of Shakespeare and Cervantes in term…
Provides information on the life and works of Rabelais. Entries discuss his characters, his overt and veiled references to historical and Renaissance figures and events, his literary and philosophical allusions, his major themes, and the key events and influences that shaped his…