{"product_id":"the-portrayal-of-community-in-larry-riggs-9780820423630","title":"The Portrayal of Community in Rabelais's «Quart Livre»","description":"While François Rabelais's \u003ci\u003eQuart Livre\u003c\/i\u003e is less well-known than his more famous texts, \u003ci\u003ePantagruel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGargantua\u003c\/i\u003e, its rich themes and eclectic style make it arguably his most intriguing. \u003ci\u003eThe Portrayal of Community in Rabelais's Quart Livre\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes Rabelais's presentation of alternately comical and grotesque insular communities in the \u003ci\u003eQuart Livre\u003c\/i\u003e. By considering all the work's episodes and not just its famous few, it demonstrates that Rabelais's final work maintains the optimistic and evangelical traits of early French Renaissance writings while still revealing the concern and despair provoked by the impending Religious Wars. It further examines the text's central themes of utopia and exile, significant leitmotifs in many Renaissance texts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Riggs,Margaret B. Harp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820423637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820423630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Larry Riggs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241119461631,"sku":"9780820423630","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a7d6c93-fc0b-44e0-ad70-40a9a3925cb8.jpg?v=1772652830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-portrayal-of-community-in-larry-riggs-9780820423630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}