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Definitions of rabelais in various dictionaries:
noun - author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)
RABELAIS - François Rabelais (; French: [fswa abl]; between 1483 and 1494 9 April 1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk...
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| This French author poked fun at man's follies in his stinging satire "Gargantua" |
| He's the humorous Frenchman who created the literary giants Gargantua & Pantagruel |
| In 1534 he published "Gargantua", part 2 of "Pantagruel" |
| The name of this French writer who died in 1553 has become an adjective referring to coarse humor |
| In novels by this French author, Pantagruel is the son of the giant named Gargantua |
| This 16th century French doctor-author is a symbol of raunchy humor--just add "-ian" |
| In 2022 one of France's grandest renaissance fairs, the Roi de l'Oiseau, celebrated this writer & his creation Gargantua |
| This author became a monk but broke his vows to study medicine & pen his masterpiece "Gargantua and Pantagruel" |
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| François Rabelais (; French: [fswa abl]; between 1483 and 1494 9 April 1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs. His best known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel. Because of his literary power and historical importance, Western literary critics consider him one of the great writers of world literature and among the creators of modern European writing. His literary legacy is such that today, the word Rabelaisian has been coined as a descriptive inspired by his work and life. Merriam-Webster defines the word as describing someone or something that is "marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism". |