"Alas, Alack!" Revisited

Authors

Trip Payne

Abstract

In "Gargantua and Pantagruel," Book 4, Chapter XVIII through XXI, Pantagruel and his men are facing a dreadful storm at sea. One of the sailors, Panurge, is convinced of impeding death and spends all four chapter blubbering. While he lets loose with a few "boo-hoo-hoo"s and a few well-placed "woe is me! woe, woe!"s and the like, most of interjections are highly original, packed with logological curiosities.

Recommended Citation

Payne, Trip (1989) ""Alas, Alack!" Revisited," Word Ways: Vol. 22 : Iss. 1 , Article 9.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol22/iss1/9