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All the extant works of François Rabelais : an American translation with a critical text, variant readings, variorum notes and drawings attributed to Rabelais

Author

Rabelais, François, approximately 1490-1553?

Preferred Title

Works. English

Title

All the extant works of François Rabelais : an American translation with a critical text, variant readings, variorum notes and drawings attributed to Rabelais / by Samuel Putnam ; with illustrations by Alexander King.

Format

Book

Published

New York : Covici-Friede, 1929.

Description

3 v. (xxxviii, 1273 p., [151] leaves of plates) : 149 ill., 1 map ; 33 cm.

Other contributors

Putnam, Samuel, 1892-1950. King, Alexander, 1900-1965.

Notes

Satirical fiction. "The special edition is limited to two hundred numbered copies of which this is copy number 24" Includes chronology of Rabelais' life, and bibliographical and textual notes. Satire. Essays. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• v. 1. The lives of Gargantua and Pantagruel, bks 1-3
• v. 2. The life of Pantagruel, bks 4-5
• v. 3. Miscellaneous works of François Rabelais. Works attributed to Rabelais. Appendices.

Kinsey subjects

Social conditions--France--16th century. Anticlericalism--16th century. Religion.

Subject headings

France.

Genre heading

Fiction.