Rabelais, François creator Doré, Gustave 1832-1883 Motteux, Peter Anthony 1660-1718 Urquhart, Thomas, Sir 1611-1660 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1" by François Rabelais is a novel written in the 16th century. This satirical masterpiece follows the adventures of two giants—Gargantua and his son Pantagruel—through a world of absurd battles, peculiar education, and outrageous encounters. Written with vulgar humor, wordplay, and sharp social commentary, the work was condemned as obscene by French censors. Rabelais blends erudition with extravagance, creating a comic epic that introduced countless new words to the French language and gave us the term "gargantuan." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargantua_and_Pantagruel Release date is 2005-05-01 Produced by Sue Asscher and David Widger Original publication data not identified Giants -- Fiction Fantasy fiction, French -- Translations into English Gargantua (Legendary character) -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8166 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8166 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133218.0 8166