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Gargantua and Pantagruel
Gargantua is a fictional character in French writer Rabelais's 16th century novel sequence Gargantua and Pantagruel. He is the father of Pantagruel. It is also the title of the second volume of the novel sequence in which is described how Gargantua was born, out of the left ear of his mother.
CONTENTS
- The Author's Prologue to the First Book
- Rabelais to the Reader
- Chapter I - Of the Genealogy and Antiquity of Gargantua
- Chapter II - The Antidoted Fanfreluches:Chapter or, a Galimatia of extravagant Conceits found in an ancient Monument
- Chapter III - How Gargantua was carried eleven months in his mother's belly
- Chapter IV - How Gargamelle, being great with Gargantua, did eat a huge deal of tripes
- Chapter V - The Discourse of the Drinkers
- Chapter VI - How Gargantua was born in a strange manner
- Chapter VII - After what manner Gargantua had his name given him, and how he tippled, bibbed, and curried the can
- Chapter VIII - How they apparelled Gargantua
- Chapter IX - The colours and liveries of Gargantua
- Chapter X - Of that which is signified by the colours white and blue
- Chapter XI - Of the youthful age of Gargantua
- Chapter XII - Of Gargantua's wooden horses
- Chapter XIII - How Gargantua's wonderful understanding became known to his father Grangousier, by the invention of a torchecul or wipebreech
- Chapter XIV - How Gargantua was taught Latin by a Sophister
- Chapter XV - How Gargantua was put under other schoolmasters
- Chapter XVI - How Gargantua was sent to Paris, and of the huge great mare that he rode on; how she destroyed the oxflies of the Beauce
- Chapter XVII - How Gargantua paid his welcome to the Parisians, and how he took away the great bells of Our Lady's Church
- Chapter XVIII - How Janotus de Bragmardo was sent to Gargantua to recover the great bells
- Chapter XIX - The oration of Master Janotus de Bragmardo for recovery of the bells
- Chapter XX - How the Sophister carried away his cloth, and how he had a suit in law against the other masters
- Chapter XXI - The study of Gargantua, according to the discipline of his schoolmasters the Sophisters
- Chapter XXII - The games of Gargantua
- Chapter XXIII - How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
- Chapter XXIV - How Gargantua spent his time in rainy weather
- Chapter XXV - How there was great strife and debate raised betwixt the cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua's country, whereupon were waged great wars
- Chapter XXVI - How the inhabitants of Lerne, by the commandment of Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
- Chapter XXVII - How a monk of Seville saved the close of the abbey from being ransacked by the enemy
- Chapter XXVIII - How Picrochole stormed and took by assault the rock Clermond, and of Grangousier's unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war
- Chapter XXIX - The tenour of the letter which Grangousier wrote to his son Gargantua
- Chapter XXX - How Ulric Gallet was sent unto Picrochole
- Chapter XXXI - The speech made by Gallet to Picrochole
- Chapter XXXII - How Grangousier, to buy peace, caused the cakes to be restored
- Chapter XXXIII - How some statesmen of Picrochole, by hairbrained counsel, put him in extreme danger
- Chapter XXXIV - How Gargantua left the city of Paris to succour his country, and how Gymnast encountered with the enemy
- Chapter XXXV - How Gymnast very souply and cunningly killed Captain Tripet and others of Picrochole's men
- Chapter XXXVI - How Gargantua demolished the castle at the ford of Vede, and how they passed the ford
- Chapter XXXVII - How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair
- Chapter XXXVIII - How Gargantua did eat up six pilgrims in a salad
- Chapter XXXIX - How the Monk was feasted by Gargantua, and of the jovial discourse they had at supper
- Chapter XL - Why monks are the outcasts of the world; and wherefore some have bigger noses than others
- Chapter XLI - How the Monk made Gargantua sleep, and of his hours and breviaries
- Chapter XLII - How the Monk encouraged his fellow-champions, and how he hanged upon a tree
- Chapter XLIII - How the scouts and fore-party of Picrochole were met with by Gargantua, and how the Monk slew Captain Drawforth, and then was taken prisoner by his enemies
- Chapter XLIV - How the Monk rid himself of his keepers, and how Picrochole's forlorn hope was defeated
- Chapter XLV - How the Monk carried along with him the Pilgrims, and of the good words that Grangousier gave them
- Chapter XLVI - How Grangousier did very kindly entertain Touchfaucet his prisoner
- Chapter XLVII - How Grangousier sent for his legions, and how Touchfaucet slew Rashcalf, and was afterwards executed by the command of Picrochole
- Chapter XLVIII - How Gargantua set upon Picrochole within the rock Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
- Chapter XLIX - How Picrochole in his flight fell into great misfortunes, and what Gargantua did after the battle
- Chapter L - Gargantua's speech to the vanquished
- Chapter LI - How the victorious Gargantuists were recompensed after the battle
- Chapter LII - How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme
- Chapter LIII - How the abbey of the Thelemites was built and endowed
- Chapter LIV - The inscription set upon the great gate of Theleme
- Chapter LV - What manner of dwelling the Thelemites had
- Chapter LVI - How the men and women of the religious order of Theleme were apparelled
- Chapter LVII - How the Thelemites were governed, and of their manner of living
- Chapter LVIII - A prophetical Riddle
