« N’en faictes ne plus ne moins » D’un dialogue de Gargantua à un huitain du Moys de may de Guillaume Des Autels

This article presents a poem from Moys de may (c. 1545–49) by Guillaume Des Autels, which is inspired by the small dispute between Grandgousier and Gargamelle at the time of delivery of the latter (G, six). The boastful promises of a husband who declares himself ready to cut off his own member and the palinode of the woman in labor obviously amused Des Autels, who proposes a rewrite in the form of a pleasant huitain.