{"product_id":"the-charm-of-catastrophe-alice-fiola-berry-9780807892718","title":"The Charm of Catastrophe: A Study of Rabelais's Quart Livre (Rls 267)","description":"Published in two parts in 1548 and 1552, \u003ci\u003eLe Quart Livre\u003c\/i\u003e is Rabelais's last book of certain authenticity and his most difficult and mysterious work. In it, Pantagruel and Panurge undertake a sea voyage and a quest for \"the word of the Divine Bottle,\" but the islands they visit along the way are inhabited by strange beings whose nature and physiognomy defy natural categories. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpressing the elderly writer's despair at the failure of all his dreams as a young humanist, the voyage traces the last phase of the heroic quest, the cycle of old age and death. It is a descent into the underworld, but one that is undertaken hopefully, for the \u003ci\u003eQuart Livre\u003c\/i\u003e continues the search for a wife and for paternity begun in the \u003ci\u003eTiers Livre\u003c\/i\u003e. Ultimately, all of these strivings may be associated with the writer-physician who faces misfortunes in order to cure them. In the end, the \u003ci\u003eQuart Livre\u003c\/i\u003e affirms the healing power of wine, laughter, and words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Fiola Berry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807892718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807892718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unc Department of Romance Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.40d","brand":"Alice Fiola Berry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926316384511,"sku":"9780807892718","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_79555079-84ea-4ecc-9344-6966c55ac2c5.jpg?v=1681082392","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-charm-of-catastrophe-alice-fiola-berry-9780807892718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}