Chess Fiction

(1532) Gargantua and Pantagruel – Book V

(1532) Gargantua and Pantagruel – Book V

Performances of Live Chess from medieval times. There are a couple of chapters on Chess Dance, with others explaining the rules and pieces of chess, along with a couple of games.

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First Date of Publication1532
Original SourceBook
Additional Publication InformationOriginal title, “Les Cinq livres des faits et dits de Gargantua et Pantagruel”. Published circa 1532-1564. English translation around 1693
MediumExcerpts
Original LanguageFrench
TranslatorThomas Urquhart of Cromarty and Peter Antony Motteux. Also by many, including Jacque Le Clercq
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