François Rabelais - A Fox, a Lion, and an old hag

Bon jour! An amusing tale of talking lions and foxes, and anatomical investigations in the over-the-top language of Rabelais. This is an excerpt from Book 2, chapter 15 of his magnum opus Pantagruel and Gargantua, one that is highly recomended that you read.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• François
• Rabelais
• fox
• lion
• hag
• fart

[MrDoremouse]

I've just listened to the BBC's dramatisation of 'Gargantua and Pantagruel' (complete with funny voices and sound effects), but, being a dramatisation, it misses bits out. Not quite sure about that story...

[Amiduffer]

@MrDoremouse Ha ha. There's too much in there to read.

[tristramshandy3]

I just began this reading adventure, so I had to stop your video when you began going into details. I was brought to this text by my favorite book so far, Sterne's "Tristram Shandy", who mentions rabelais and cervantes more times than I can shake a tail feather. I'll come back after I've finished- barring an intervention from mighty jove himself. 10 pages in and I'm already laughing hysterically- this is going to be fun.

[Amiduffer]

Its a lot of work, and there's an important message in it, since he's attacking a whole lot of "sacred cows" and the general disgusting nature of people's backwardness, in amongst the the discussions of how to wipe your bum and so forth. It is fun.

[BrookHornblower]

Prof. Michael heath is an expert on Rabelais. See e.g. Le Tiers Livre

[diacony]

help i need some informations about francois rabelais comique

[Amiduffer]

@mistersleeepy First time I've been compared to Lenin! Heh. I'm glad I said the name correctly. My French is terrible.

[zsylvana]

@Amiduffer Thank you Drew!Great video!I love this book.I read it long time and it´s

a favourite!Thank you for remind people about him.

[Amiduffer]

Ha! If I rememeber, it might have been the Jacques Le Clercq version.

[gbmillion]

Cohen's translation is masterly, Godsbum!