Product Description: The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, which tells of the adventures of two giants, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. The text is written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein, and features much crudity, scatological humor, and violence...read more

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A former executive director of the Maine Audubon Society combines a lifetime interest in classical music, literature, and art with his passion for nature in a collection of essays that take readers on an unlikely but heartfelt journey into the line separating thinking humans from the 'natural world.' Reprint.

A former executive director of the Maine Audubon Society combines a lifetime interest in classical music, literature, and art with his passion for nature in a collection of essays that take readers on an unlikely but heartfelt journey into the line separating thinking humans from the 'natural world.'