# Gargantua

"The Works of Rabelais (Books I and II, 1653; Book III, 1693). This is the work for which Urquhart is best known. It is considered one of the best translations of any work into English. There is a perfect match of temperament between author and translator. Urquhart's learning, pedantry and word-mad exuberance proved to be ideal for Rabelais's work. It is a somewhat free translation, but it never departs from the spirit of Rabelais. The third book was edited and completed by Peter Anthony Motteux and published after Urquhart's death."

## 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
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