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'''Location:''' Europe and Africa | '''Location:''' Europe and Africa | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' "Pantagruel" 1533: The story of Pantagruel, the giant, son of Gargentua, their feats, their wars and adventures. The framework of a mock-heroic chivalrous romance, he laughed at many types of sophistry including | '''Description of Artwork:''' "Pantagruel" 1533: The story of Pantagruel, the giant, son of Gargentua, their feats, their wars and adventures. The framework of a mock-heroic chivalrous romance, he laughed at many types of sophistry including legal obscurantism and hermetic-ism, and was an astute observer of the social and political events of his day | ||
'''The Incident:''' 1533 France: The first of two parts of "Pantagruel", published under a pseudonym and immediately listed on the "Index" of the Sorbonne and on the Official black list of parliament. 1546 France: The Third book of "Pantagruel" was published under Rabelais' own name and suffered the same fate. | '''The Incident:''' 1533 France: The first of two parts of "Pantagruel", published under a pseudonym and immediately listed on the "Index" of the Sorbonne and on the Official black list of parliament. 1546 France: The Third book of "Pantagruel" was published under Rabelais' own name and suffered the same fate. | ||