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Page 248
... ambivalent nature of the wish for death is disclosed . Describing this gradual change of tone , Goethe quite cor- rectly broadens its nature : " Just as in other languages curses and obscene words are often used as expressions of joy or ...
... ambivalent nature of the wish for death is disclosed . Describing this gradual change of tone , Goethe quite cor- rectly broadens its nature : " Just as in other languages curses and obscene words are often used as expressions of joy or ...
Page 409
... ambivalent image for Rabelais and for the popular sources from which he drew his material ; therefore , death can be gay . While depicting an individual body in the throes of death , this image also shows a glimpse of another youthful ...
... ambivalent image for Rabelais and for the popular sources from which he drew his material ; therefore , death can be gay . While depicting an individual body in the throes of death , this image also shows a glimpse of another youthful ...
Page 430
... ambivalence , and con- tradictory fullness . Finally , blazoning tones pervade the entire novel , which is filled with ... ambivalent ; they are related to animal traits , bodily defects , fool- ishness , gluttony , defecation — all ...
... ambivalence , and con- tradictory fullness . Finally , blazoning tones pervade the entire novel , which is filled with ... ambivalent ; they are related to animal traits , bodily defects , fool- ishness , gluttony , defecation — all ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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Abel Lefranc ambivalent ancient antique aspect banquet images birth blazons bodily lower stratum carnival carnival spirit carnivalesque Chapter character comic completely concept culture death debasement devil diableries drink earth elements entire episode especially expressed familiar fear feast of fools festive folk culture forms Fourth Book François Rabelais Friar John Gargantua genre Goethe grotesque body grotesque image grotesque realism hell Hippocrates historic human humor imagery important king language laugh laughter legends linked literary literature marketplace material bodily lower meaning medieval Menippus Middle Ages nature novel objects official organs Pantagruel Panurge Panurge's Paris parody peculiar phallus philosophy picture play popular popular-festive praise-abuse present prologue Pulcinella Rabe Rabelais Rabelaisian regenerating Renaissance renewal role Roman Saint satire Saturnalia Schneegans serious sixteenth century speech sphere spirit stress swabs symbol system of images tesque theme tion tone tradition transformed travesty truth typical uncrowning underworld urine utopian wine words