What is the past and what can we really know about it? Relying on his groundbreaking technique championing ‘problem-based history,’ Febvre explores whether 16th-century French writer François Rabelais was he really one of France’s first atheists. Febvre's thorough research on Rabelais and the times he lived in challenges this accepted view.

• Ways in to the Text Who was Lucien Febvre? What does The Problem of Unbelief in the 16th Century Say? Why does The Problem of Unbelief in the 16th Century Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

What is the past and what can we really know about it? Relying on his groundbreaking technique championing ‘problem-based history,’ Febvre explores whether 16th-century French writer François Rabelais was he really one of France’s first atheists. Febvre's thorough research on Rabelais and the times he lived in challenges this accepted view.

• Ways in to the Text Who was Lucien Febvre? What does The Problem of Unbelief in the 16th Century Say? Why does The Problem of Unbelief in the 16th Century Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

What is the past and what can we really know about it? Relying on his groundbreaking technique championing ‘problem-based history,’ Febvre explores whether 16th-century French writer François Rabelais was he really one of France’s first atheists. Febvre's thorough research on Rabelais and the times he lived in challenges this accepted view.

• Ways in to the Text Who was Lucien Febvre? What does The Problem of Unbelief in the 16th Century Say? Why does The Problem of Unbelief in the 16th Century Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited