GARGANTUA DE FRANÇOIS RABELAIS ENTRE LE RÉCIT COMIQUE ET LA RÉFLEXION CRITIQUE (LES JEUX DE MOTS)

Rabelais, a renowned writer and physician of the Renaissance, found his inspiration in the Middle Ages secular literature and created Gargantua, launching criticism to the society by means of the comic and parody.Interested in the problems of education, politics and religion, creating an excellent cast of characters (the people, the clergy, the bourgeoisie, the nobles, the princes and the elite of the time), Rabelais loves to critique ironically the manners of the time. In our study we deal with the analysis of Rabelais’ Gargantua, emphasizing the comic story (focusing on word plays), as well as the critical reflection of the society of the time, through the parody.