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François Rabelais

‘The Great Jester of France’

Av Richard Cooper

291 kr

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François Rabelais was one of the Renaissance’s most extraordinary figures: comic author, physician, teacher, editor, monk and tireless intellectual. Best known for the exuberant adventures of Gargantua and Pantagruel, he transformed French literature with a style that combined satire, folklore, fantasy and learning. Yet the details of his life have long remained obscured by myth and anecdote. Drawing on the latest research, this biography reconstructs Rabelais’ remarkable career, tracing his religious vocation, medical practice, work in the early printing industry, travels in Italy, connections at court and repeated encounters with censorship. Alongside the story of his extraordinary works, Richard Cooper shows how Rabelais navigated the intellectual, religious and political tensions of sixteenth-century Europe, illuminating the world that helped shape one of literature’s most inventive and enduring voices.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2027-03-01
  • Mått: 156 x 234 x undefined mm
  • Vikt: 454 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 280
  • Förlag: Reaktion Books
  • ISBN: 9781836393481
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Richard Cooper is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. His books include Roman Antiquities in Renaissance France, 1515–65 (2013).

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Anglophone readers of Rabelais are at last fortunate enough to gain an up-to-date and authoritative biography of one of the most alluring sixteenth-century French writers. Based on the latest research, packed with information and in command of every detail, Richard Cooper’s work is the rich summation of his life-long passion for Rabelais. Cooper’s learning, his breadth of knowledge, and accessible narrative style will justifiably ensure him a wide and appreciative audience. - John O’Brien, Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Durham University

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