6 Matching Annotations
  1. Mar 2024
    1. For he caught one by the legs, another by the scrip, another by the pocket, another by the scarf, another by the band of the breeches, and the poor fellow that had hurt him with the bourdon, him he hooked to him by the codpiece, which snatch nevertheless did him a great deal of good, for it pierced unto him a pocky botch he had in the groin, which grievously tormented him ever since they were past Ancenis.

      In this scene, the main character in the story, Gargantua is in a brawl. His use of words are lively and humorous which is very common to Rabelais's style. He mentions a "codpiece" which is a part of the armor that covers the crotch area. This shows, the unexpected and comedic scenarios that Rabelais used to get the point across.

      https://daily.jstor.org/the-codpiece-and-the-pox/

      https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/677406

    2. Whom when he heard sing, im, nim, pe, ne, ne, ne, ne, nene, tum, ne, num, num, ini, i mi, co, o, no, o, o, neno, ne, no, no, no, rum, nenum, num.

      This excerpt is a phonetic representation of Gargantua's response to hearing someone sing. When i first read the line it seemed like a typo. But, we see that Rabelais challenged the norm of writing and pushed boundaries by writing in a comical sense. This style of writing has influenced many other writers to convey their message in a different more daring way and helped many famous writers such as Shakespeare.

      https://nosweatshakespeare.com/literature/30-greatest-writers/rabelais-biography/

    1. Sir Gawain went to meet him, but he made no low bow.

      In this line, it suggests a lack of respect in Sir Gawain's greeting. Typically, in medieval times, a low bow was a form of respectful acknowledgment that was expected when meeting someone of higher social status or authority. Yet, we see that Sir Gawain chose to not make a low bow, which can be inferred as a way of displaying a message that he doesn't respect him.

      Burrow, J. A. Gestures and Looks in Medieval Narrative. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Print. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature. from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=RO86rz4sRBMC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=low+bow+greeting+medieval+times&ots=0vobMz1eR6&sig=bG8OT_w4WCQZuXUBWD_odU5Y5jI#v=onepage&q&f=false

    2. Ywain

      Ywain, who is also known as Owain or Yvain, was a knight of the Round Table featured in Arthurian legend. Notably, he is the protagonist of "Yvain, the Knight of the Lion," a medieval romance written by Chrétien de Troyes. This tale follows Ywain's adventures, including his encounter with a mystical lion and his quest to avenge his cousin's death.

      Rushing Jr, James A. Images of adventure: Ywain in the visual arts. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016.

  2. Feb 2024
    1. To body’s need nothing save body,

      This statement simply suggests a mindset or state of detachment where the individual is aware of their own body’s condition but isn’t influenced by it. And by that become balanced between their fleshly needs and divine needs.