91 pages • 3 hours read
François Rabelais, Transl. Thomas UrquhartGargantua And Pantagruel
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1564A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Book 2, Chapters 21-35Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Book 2: “Gargantua”
Book 2, Chapter 21 Summary: “How Gargantua was given his basic education by Ponocrates […]”
To point Gargantua in the right direction, Ponocrates first requests the physician Seraphin Calobarsy for a cleansing potion that will also erase his previous education from Gargantua’s mind. He then designs a curriculum in which Gargantua utilizes all his time in physical exercise and learning the scriptures, languages, and musical instruments.
Book 2, Chapter 22 Summary: “How Gargantua spent his time when it was rainy”
On rainy days, Gargantua attends lectures and visits various guilds to see how artifacts are made, instead of wasting time.
Book 2, Chapter 23 Summary: How a great dispute arose between the fouace-bakers of Lerne and Gargantua’s countrymen, whence came mighty wars”
Some shepherds guarding vineyards in Gargantua’s lands ask bakers from Lerne carrying fouaces (an airy flatbread) for some bread. The bakers refuse and insult the shepherds, hitting one of them. The shepherds attack the bakers and seize their bread.
