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Prologue: The Author’s Excuse

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Father Figures

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Prologue: The Author’s Excuse ix
1. Introduction: Allegories of Filiation 1
2. Pantagruel: Genealogy and Filial Succession 8
3. Gargantua: Inheriting the Father 52
4. Theleme: Temporality, Utopia, Supplement 90
5. The Quest 134
Bibliography 191
Index 207

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Prologue: The Author’s Excuse ix
1. Introduction: Allegories of Filiation 1
2. Pantagruel: Genealogy and Filial Succession 8
3. Gargantua: Inheriting the Father 52
4. Theleme: Temporality, Utopia, Supplement 90
5. The Quest 134
Bibliography 191
Index 207

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