la vie de gargantua et de pantagruel
[FULL DISCLAIMER: i lost my virginity to the life of gargantua and of pantagruel by françois rabelais (as translated by thomas urquhart) and regret nothing.] here are some of the fictional books that are referenced in this masterwork. also, let us not forget that THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN IN 1532 »
- Abbots’ Donkey-Size Pricks
- Advanced Asslicking, for Graduate Students
- And Cheese, Too
- Antipericatamentanaparbeugedamphibricationes, or Discussions on All Manner of Subjects by Shit Monks
- Fairy Tales of the Law
- Folk Dances for Heretics
- Forcible Removal in Matters Requiring a Conscience
- Fun With Dice
- Heroes’ Elephant Balls
- How a Vision of Saint Gertrude Appeared to a Nun, at Poissy, When She Went into Labor
- How Priests Say No
- How to Keep It Up Till You’re Ninety
- How to Make a Nobleman Shut Up
- How Virgins Shit
- Judges’ Bulging Bellies
- Lawyers’ Complaints about the Abolition of Bribes
- On the Clownishness of Country Priests
- Perpetual Almanac for Those Afflicted with Gout or the Pox
- Poetasters’ Bellybuttons
- Rear-Flapping Trousers for Shitheads
- Worm Powder for the Poor
each and every one of these faux titles would make for a great blog name.
also: the accompanying absurdist woodcut was done in 1565 most likely by françois desprez. more can be found at the 5 star (on a 4 star scale) bibliodyssey site.
