PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11th COLLOQUIUM OF LE PUY-EN-VELAYStudies gathered and presented by MARIE VIALLON-SCHONEVELD2003: the year of Rabelais. What better way to pay tribute to this great writer and his joyful antics than by evoking the art of drinking and eating in the 16th century?Drinking and eating is more than just quenching thirst and nourishing oneself: it is participating in the conviviality of meals or banquets, it is adhering -or not- to the social customs of the table, it is shaping one's body and soul through frugality and fasting.This work offers a reflection based on literary and historical examples from various European countries: France, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal.PUBLISHER: UNIVERSITY OF ST-ETIENNE, 16 x 24 cm, 286 pages, paperback.