Biography of Francois Rabelais

If one were to mention Francois Rabelais in a

conversation, it is likely that the other person
would not know who he was. However, based on
research, I have reached the conclusion that he
was an influential person in the Renaissance and
does not get enough credit for what he did.
Without him, some works of Balzac never would
have been made and many pieces of modern satire
would not have been written. If one is to
understand him, then they must know about his
life, his greatest achievement/roles and other
accomplishments.

Rabelais was born in France during the

Renaissance, in the year 1494. According to
Britannica.com, details of Rabelaiss life are
sparse and difficult to interpret. However,
historians know that his dad was a lawyer and
landowner. He was where he was born and grew up
in, Chinon on the Vienne in the province of Touraine
. Through his contemporaries he was recognized as
a humanist, at a young age. However, he was soon
persecuted due to satirical language towards the
government in his comedic novels. He was a
member of the French liberal humanist group,
known as the Pier Army. In 1524 the Greek
language was banned from France, and since he
owned Greek texts, Rabelais had to change
location, due to fear of persecution. He disliked
that particular law and thought it was one of
Frances cons. In the 1530s, he started training to
be a physician and eventually did. In the mid
1500s, he wrote some of his most famous texts,
including Gargantua and Pantagruel. He died in
1564.

During the Renaissance, Rabelais was an

author, humanist, scholar, and physician. He was
best known for being an author and his texts
rasnged from sexual humor to political satire. His
most famous work is the book, Gargantua and
Pantagruel. The website, Britannica.com states
The novels present the comic and satiric story of
the giant Gargantua and his son Pantagruel, and
various companions, whose travels and adventures
are a vehicle for ridicule of the follies and
superstitions of the times. In addition he wrote a
spin-off novel called, Pantagruel.

In addition, he was one of the best physicians

in France during the Renaissance. He is also well
known for his contemporary pieces. While his most
famous book is Gargantua and Pantagruel, he has
also written Pantagruel (1532), La vie trs
horrifique du grand Gargantua, usually called
Gargantua , Le Tiers Livre , Le Quart Livre , et Le
Cinquime Livre.

This concludes my biography of Francois

Rabelais. He was an influential person who does
not get enough credit for what he deserves. If his
pieces did not exist, then some of the greatest
works in history would not be around.