D'Humieres Books

Francios Rabelais (c. 1494-1553), a Franciscan monk who also qualified as a Bachelor of Medicine, was at the centre of the humanist movement and had absorbed a vast amount of learning. Gargantua and Pantagruel parodies everyone from eminent classical authors and schoolmen to Rabelais's own acquaintances. But the brilliance of the book lies not merely in these learned references, but in the seamless story into which they are woven, and in the passion and swiftness of language of an acknowledged master of satire.

Dom Juan, athée, plein de verve et de fantaisie, mène une vie faite de plaisirs charnels, séduisant les femmes naïves et manipulant les hommes sans complexes. Sganarelle, son valet, témoin de sa conduite scandaleuse, tente vainement de le comprendre. Avec une étude de la structure de la pièce, des sujets types pour le bac, etc.