%0 Journal Article
%T Food as a cultural symbol: The case study of François Rabelais’s Gargantua and Pantagruel and its Ukrainian translations
%A Shmiher, Taras
%A Naniak, Yuliia
%J Romanica Cracoviensia
%V Volume 23 (2023)
%R 10.4467/20843917RC.23.013.18399
%N Volume 23, Issue 2
%P 127-134
%K Food, cultural cuisine, translation, Rabelais
%@ 1732-8705
%D 2023
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/romanica-cracoviensia/article/food-as-a-cultural-symbol-the-case-study-of-francois-rabelaiss-gargantua-and-pantagruel-and-its-ukrainian-translations
%X 
	Food became a symbol of societal and national identity throughout the Renaissance, when perceptions of the world shifted from divine to anthropocentric. There were more descriptions of food in Renaissance texts; the authors provided a thorough account of the composition of dishes, as well as traditions and customs of the time. Food, like humanism, has the same aims in Rabelais’ works: human progress through the nutrition system. Two Ukrainian translations of Rabelais’ “Gargantua et Pantagruel” are examined in the article, and the significance and content of food-related episodes are interpreted in various ways.