This study reconstructs the way Rabelais read Dioscorides, starting from the philological mystery posed by the reference to this ancient botanist and kermes dye in chapter XVIII of the Tiers livre. This case study highlights the way Rabelais interprets De materia medica in the light of the most recent humanist editions of Dioscorides, Mesue, and Serapion, on the one hand, and of the tradition of the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier, on the other.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-12943-1
EAN:9782406129431
ISSN: 2554-9111
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-12943-1.p.0111
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 03-23-2022
Periodicity: Annual
Language: French
Keyword: kermes production, Arabic, Ancient Greek, Latin, kermes oak, Marcello Virgilio, Jean Ruel, Jacques Dubois, Otto Brunfels, royal remedy