François Rable (1494–1553)

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Rable's work was so great in its influence that sometimes the author's name remained in his shelter. There are various legends about Rable's life: his father owned a tractor (a smaller kitchen) and he lived a taralabedod life. When Rable died, he uttered obscene words. Scientists have worked hard to distinguish truth from falsehood. The author of the famous book was born in a place called La Devinya in the Loire Valley near Shinon. We still do not know exactly when he was born, probably between 1483 and 1495. Rabelais's father was a lawyer, and he had a good reputation among the wealthy city dwellers, and is mentioned in the novel as Granguzye. It is believed that Rable was the youngest child in the family to become a priest at the age of seven or nine.

The priesthood could not make Rable happy. This can be clearly seen in his work. He switched from one monastery to another, became a free priest, and began studying medicine at the University of Montpallier. Today's medical students are envious of his achievements. After graduating in 1530, Rable began lecturing on Hippocrates in 1531, and a year later he was appointed physician at the Hospital of Lyon.

It is here that he begins to write books that bear his name in eternal glory. There is no physical evidence of the circumstances of this glorious event, but we do know that in 1532 a folk book was published entitled The Great and Priceless Chronicles of the Giant and the Great Man Gargantua. It was not written by Rable, but may have been edited by Rable. It was this booklet that gave Rable a happy idea to take a pen and write a sequel. The book was well received, and the author decided to write a new introduction to the novel, referring to Gargantua's own version of his actions. The title of the book remained the same, only the first part of the book was written later, before the second. The third and fourth books (Le Tiers Libre, Le Kurt Libre) tell of Pantagruel's later adventures. The fifth book (Le Quint Livre) was published after Rable's death, and its authenticity was the subject of intense debate. Most researchers have come to the conclusion that the draft belongs to Rable, who did not have time to complete the manuscript. But it was prepared for publication by someone else.

Rable, who was at the forefront of the Reformation, was severely punished for his atheistic suspicions, a punishment that could not be changed. One of his friends, publisher Etten Dole, was convicted of atheism and sentenced to death by arson. Rable was neither Protestant, nor fanatical, nor atheist, and took religious matters seriously. But he was a conditional critic of the church system. In the past, during the monastic period, Rable was confronted with the contradictions between the foundations of the Franciscan monastery. The sect inevitably envied the gifted young man and opposed his Greek lessons. Rable was now dusted off by the Sorbonne's theologians, the backbone of the French Orthodox Church and their fiercest enemies. Without hesitation, he accepted the patronage of Cardinal Jean du Belle, with whom he traveled several times to Rome as a personal physician and trusted advisor. Rable spent 1546 and 1547 in the Mets, at a time when the Mets, far from the Sorbonne, were not part of France. In 1550, Rable resigned from the clergy in Medon, a few miles from Paris. Rable died in 1553 and was rumored to be buried in Paris. However, his grave could not be found. Rable was such a courteous man that everyone would find everything he liked in him. For some he was a comedian, while for others he was a vigilant reformer-ethicist. Such a reformer could give his sermons an obscene form and gain more supporters. Both of these perspectives require serious consideration. However, no matter who Rable appears to us, the author's contemporaries are reflected in the mirror. There is no aspect of life, no thought, that is not reflected in his books, because the love of understanding, the wonderful love of life, is a characteristic of the early Renaissance.