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Pantagruel gigantic, virtuous king who needed 4,600 cows to nurse him. [Fr. Lit.: Gargantua and Pantagruel] See : Giantism Pantagruel son of Gargantua noted for his continual thirst. [Fr. Lit.: Jobes, II, 1234] See : Gluttony How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rabelais's grotesque, voracious giant always on the move supplies a model for contemporary globalization in "The Pantagruel Syndrome," the title of Turin's first triennial. As Rietsch is discussing the status of the linguistic sign, one cannot help but think of another humanist who integrated theological and scientific concerns into his writing: fellow doctor Francois Rabelais's project seems very similar throughout Gargantua and Pantagruel, culminating in the episode of the "thawed words" (Quart Livre 55-56), a Paracelsian notion par excellence. While Crowley claimed his signature phrase was dictated to him via a disembodied entity called Aiwass, it can be traced back to both Rabelais (whose Abbey of Thelema in Gargantua and Pantagruel had a similar slogan) and St. |
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