What does the Introduction of Pantagruel reveal about the style and time period of the piece?

According to the Introduction, the first edition of this book is dated either 1531 or 1532. "The Dixain" by Maitre Hughes Salel praises Rabelais' writing, and in the Prologue, Rabelais compares his own novel to the medieval romances, or at least a parody of them, and contains many allusions to examples of such writings.