Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5

François Rabelais’s Book Five is part of the illustrated novel *Gargantua and Pantagruel*. The author’s prologue explores the difference between past folly and modern wisdom, promoting the "merry and fructifying Pantagruelian books.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›Ancient, medieval, and Renaissance satire

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›Ancient, medieval, and Renaissance satire