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Gargantua and Pantagruel is a sequence of five comic novels by the French Renaissance writer François Rabelais, published from the 1530s onward, the last appearing after his death.
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- —Introduction4 min
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- —Book 4: The Translator's Preface7 min
- 4Book 5 — Part 1 of 2: The Author's Prologue36 min
- 5Book 5, part 136 min
- 6Book 1, part 152 min
- 7Book 1, part 251 min
- 8Book 1, part 354 min
- 9Book 1, part 450 min
- 10Book 1, part 551 min
- 11Book 1, part 652 min
- 12Book 2: For the Reader9 min
- 13Book 2 — Part 1 of 5: Chapter 2.I51 min
- 14Book 2, part 150 min
- 15Book 2, part 250 min
- 16Book 2, part 351 min
- 17Book 2, part 456 min
- 18Book 3, part 220 min
- 19Book 3 — Part 1 of 9: Chapter 3.I56 min
- 20Book 3, part 356 min
- 21Book 3, part 454 min
- 22Book 3, part 557 min
- 23Book 3, part 656 min
- 24Book 3, part 71 h 00 m
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- 26Book 3, part 929 min
- 27Book 3, part 1030 min
- —Book 4: The Translator's Preface50 min
- 29Book 4 — Part 1 of 6: Chapter 4.I54 min
- 30Book 4, part 156 min
- 31Book 4, part 257 min
- 32Book 4, part 355 min
- 33Book 4, part 456 min
- 34Book 4, part 51 h 02 m
- 35Book 5: The Author's Prologue13 min
- 36Book 5 — Part 1 of 5: Chapter 5.I51 min
- 37Book 5, part 250 min
- 38Book 5, part 349 min
- 39Book 5, part 458 min
- 40Book 5, part 553 min
The opening
Book 3, part 1
Francois Rabelais to the Soul of the Deceased Queen of Navarre
The Author's Prologue
Chapter 3.I.—How Pantagruel transported a colony of Utopians into Dipsody
Chapter 3.II.—How Panurge was made Laird of Salmigondin in Dipsody, and did waste his revenue before it came in
Chapter 3.III.—How Panurge praiseth the debtors and borrowers
Chapter 3.IV.—Panurge continueth his discourse in the praise of borrowers and lenders
Chapter 3.V.—How Pantagruel altogether abhorreth the debtors and borrowers
Chapter 3.VI.—Why new married men were privileged from going to the wars
Chapter 3.VII.—How Panurge had a flea in his ear, and forbore to wear any longer his magnificent codpiece
Chapter 3.VIII.—Why the codpiece is held to be the chief piece of armour amongst warriors
Chapter 3.IX.—How Panurge asketh counsel of Pantagruel whether he should marry, yea, or no
Chapter 3.X.—How Pantagruel representeth unto Panurge the difficulty of giving advice in the matter of marriage; and to that purpose mentioneth somewhat of the Homeric and Virgilian lotteries
Chapter 3.XI.—How Pantagruel showeth the trial of one's fortune by the throwing of dice to be unlawful
Chapter 3.XII.—How Pantagruel doth explore by the Virgilian lottery what fortune Panurge shall have in his marriage
Chapter 3.XIII.—How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to try the future good or bad luck of his marriage by dreams
Chapter 3.XIV.—Panurge's dream, with the interpretation thereof
Chapter 3.XV.—Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef
Chapter 3.XVI.—How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to consult with the Sibyl of Panzoust
Chapter 3.XVII.—How Panurge spoke to the Sibyl of Panzoust
Chapter 3.XVIII.—How Pantagruel and Panurge did diversely expound the verses of the Sibyl of Panzoust
Chapter 3.XIX.—How Pantagruel praiseth the counsel of dumb men
Chapter 3.XX.—How Goatsnose by signs maketh answer to Panurge
Chapter 3.XXI.—How Panurge consulteth with an old French poet, named Raminagrobis
Chapter 3.XXII.—How Panurge patrocinates and defendeth the Order of the Begging Friars
Chapter 3.XXIII.—How Panurge maketh the motion of a return to Raminagrobis
Chapter 3.XXIV.—How Panurge consulteth with Epistemon
Chapter 3.XXV.—How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa
Chapter 3.XXVI.—How Panurge consulteth with Friar John of the Funnels
Chapter 3.XXVII.—How Friar John merrily and sportingly counselleth Panurge
Chapter 3.XXVIII.—How Friar John comforteth Panurge in the doubtful matter of cuckoldry
Chapter 3.XXIX.—How Pantagruel convocated together a theologian, physician, lawyer, and philosopher, for extricating Panurge out of the perplexity wherein he was
Chapter 3.XXX.—How the theologue, Hippothadee, giveth counsel to Panurge in the matter and business of his nuptial enterprise
Chapter 3.XXXI.—How the physician Rondibilis counselleth Panurge
Chapter 3.XXXII.—How Rondibilis declareth cuckoldry to be naturally one of the appendances of marriage
Chapter 3.XXXIII.—Rondibilis the physician's cure of cuckoldry
Chapter 3.XXXIV.—How women ordinarily have the greatest longing after things prohibited
Chapter 3.XXXV.—How the philosopher Trouillogan handleth the difficulty of marriage
Chapter 3.XXXVI.—A continuation of the answer of the Ephectic and Pyrrhonian philosopher Trouillogan
Chapter 3.XXXVII.—How Pantagruel persuaded Panurge to take counsel of a fool
Chapter 3.XXXVIII.—How Triboulet is set forth and blazed by Pantagruel and Panurge
Chapter 3.XXXIX.—How Pantagruel was present at the trial of Judge Bridlegoose, who decided causes and controversies in law by the chance and fortune of the dice
Chapter 3.XL.—How Bridlegoose giveth reasons why he looked upon those law- actions which he decided by the chance of the dice
Chapter 3.XLI.—How Bridlegoose relateth the history of the reconcilers of parties at variance in matters of law
Chapter 3.XLII.—How suits at law are bred at first, and how they come afterwards to their perfect growth
Chapter 3.XLIII.—How Pantagruel excuseth Bridlegoose in the matter of sentencing actions at law by the chance of the dice
Chapter 3.XLIV.—How Pantagruel relateth a strange history of the perplexity of human judgment
Chapter 3.XLV.—How Panurge taketh advice of Triboulet
Chapter 3.XLVI.—How Pantagruel and Panurge diversely interpret the words of Triboulet
Chapter 3.XLVII.—How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the Oracle of the Holy Bottle
Chapter 3.XLVIII.—How Gargantua showeth that the children ought not to marry without the special knowledge and advice of their fathers and mothers
Chapter 3.XLIX.—How Pantagruel did put himself in a readiness to go to sea; and of the herb named Pantagruelion
Chapter 3.L.—How the famous Pantagruelion ought to be prepared and wrought
Chapter 3.LI.—Why it is called Pantagruelion, and of the admirable virtues thereof
Chapter 3.LII.—How a certain kind of Pantagruelion is of that nature that the fire is not able to consume it
About the author
François Rabelais
1494 Seuilly – 1553 Paris · 16th-century French writer and humanist
François Rabelais was a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author. A humanist of the French Renaissance and Greek scholar, he attracted opposition from both Protestant theologian John Calvin and from the hierarchy of the Catholic Church.
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