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Noel Du Fail: conteur. By MARIE-CLAIRE BICHARD-THOMINE. Paris: Champion. 2001. 627 pp. 89.95 [euro]. ISBN 2-7453-05271-1.
Hitherto, Du Fail has received rather limited scholarly attention. Lack of modern editions may have deterred interest; equally discouraging, perhaps, has been the view that he was a slavish imitator of Rabelais (a 'singe', according to Etienne Pasquier). This book, which is based on a doctoral thesis, is therefore particularly welcome....
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