Gargantian, seguit per Lo chin de Cambau - Gargantua, suivi par Le chin de Cambau - Louis-Bernard Royer

Gargantian, seguit per Lo chin de Cambau - Gargantua, suivi par Le chin de Cambau - Louis-Bernard Royer

The two texts published in this volume are not childish tales, although their initial argument is drawn from legends of oral tradition. We have chosen them from the productions of Louis-Bernard Royer (1677-1755), a poet from Avignon who is too little known, always quoted but never really edited, probably because his texts have a whiff of shit and ass. Both texts are funny, filled with fantastic characters...

Lei dos tèxtes publicats dins aqueu libre son pas de còntes per lei pichòts enfants, tanben se son argu-ment iniciau es tirat dau legendari de tradicion orala. Leis avèm causits dins la produccion de Louis-Bernard Royer (1677-1755), poèta d’Avinhon, tròp pauc conegut, totjorn citat e jamai editat, probablament perque sei tèxtes senton a mèrda e a cuòu. Lei dos tèxtes son risoliers, plens de personatges fantastics…

Introduction, edition and translation by Xavier Bach and Pierre-Joan Bernard.

Editions L'aucèu libre.

L'auteur:

Louis-Bernard Royer (1677-1755) a poet from Avignon who is too little known, always quoted but never really edited, probably because his texts have a whiff of shit and ass.