{"product_id":"gargantua-and-pantagruel","title":"Gargantua and Pantagruel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if giants with enormous appetites could expose the small minds of teachers, rulers, and fools?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrançois Rabelais’s Gargantua and Pantagruel follows two giants and their companions through feasting, fighting, and restless inquiry. Gargantua’s education exposes the useless habits of old-fashioned teachers. When a quarrel over cakes grows into war, he confronts Picrochole, a ruler whose ambition outruns his judgment, with the energetic monk Brother John as an ally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePantagruel shares his father’s immense size and hunger for knowledge. His clever, slippery companion Panurge seeks advice about marriage but resists answers he dislikes. A voyage toward the oracle of the Divine Bottle carries the company among strange peoples and institutions. Outrageous bodily humour opens into sharp questions about authority, freedom, and how to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppetites beyond all measure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter a noisy world where extravagant eating and drinking make human life hilariously enormous.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLearning without solemnity\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover a satire that delights in intelligence while mocking learning used to bully or impress.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompanions full of contradictions\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet resourceful Panurge and vigorous Brother John, whose choices put judgment and appearances under pressure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrange shores, familiar follies\u003c\/strong\u003e – Travel among peoples whose peculiar habits magnify the absurdities of the world you know.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFreedom put into practice\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the Abbey of Thélème, where personal choice, education, and mutual trust replace restrictive rules.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy outrageous comedy, strange voyages, and arguments about freedom—and relish learning that refuses to stay respectable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and join the giants in a world where laughter and curiosity refuse to behave.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534621540700,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00097_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792174970","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/gargantua-and-pantagruel","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}