Rabelasiana

What Does It Mean To Be Rabelaisian ?

Pertaining to or like the coarse, uproarious humour of François Rabelais (16th century French writer).

The French monk, physician, humanist scholar and writer, Francois Rabelais wrote an influential and much-imitated satiric masterpiece, Gargantua and Pantagruel (five books, 1532-52)


His entire life history is HERE




Je n'ai rien vaillant; je dois beaucoup; je donne le reste aux pauvres.
  • I have nothing, owe a great deal, and the rest I leave to the poor.

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