What were his most important accomplishments/works and how did they impact history? I'm doing a project and I need a little more info.
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2007-08-23 05:47:26 · 3 answers · asked by EINSTEINETTE 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Francois Rabelais - Life Stories, Books, and Links
This would be a good source for information.
http://todayinliterature.com/biography/francois.rabelais.asp
François Rabelais was born in 1484 (or 1483, 1490, 1495) near the town of Chinon in western France. His father Antoine Rabelais owned vineyards there. According to some sources he was a lawyer, according to others an apothecary or inn-keeper. Little is known about Rabelais' youth and time at the Abbaye de Seuillé, where he was sent.
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/rabela.htm
Trivia///Open the link for more trivia
Progressive rock band Gentle Giant recorded two songs inspired by Gargantua and Pantagruel. These were "Pantagruel's Nativity" on their 1971 album Acquiring the Taste and "The Advent of Panurge" on 1973's Octopus (album).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabelais#Trivia
Works of Rabelais
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabelais#Trivia
According to some he died as a free-thinker and jester, saying, "Draw the curtain, the farce is played out", according to others his end was Christian and edifying.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12619b.htm
2007-08-23 06:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by LucySD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Francois Rabelais Biography
2016-11-04 09:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a pretty good summary:
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/rabela.htm
2007-08-23 05:54:50 · answer #3 · answered by CanProf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋