CONTENTS

Introduction to the Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition

ix

1.

Odysseus’ Scar

3

2.

Fortunata

24

3.

The Arrest of Peter Valvomeres

50

4.

Sicharius and Chramnesindus

77

5.

Roland Against Ganelon

96

6.

The Knight Sets Forth

123

7.

Adam and Eve

143

8.

Farinata and Cavalcante

174

9.

Frate Alberto

203

10.

Madame Du Chastel

232

11.

The World in Pantagruel’s Mouth

262

12.

L’Humaine Condition

285

13.

The Weary Prince

312

14.

The Enchanted Dulcinea

334

15.

The Faux Dévot

359

16.

The Interrupted Supper

395

17.

Miller the Musician

434

18.

In the Hôtel de la Mole

454

19.

Germinie Lacerteux

493

20.

The Brown Stocking

525

Epilogue

554

Appendix

559

Index

575