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... aspect of the world and of human life existed even at the earliest stages of cultural development . In the folklore of primitive peoples , coupled with the cults which were serious in tone and organization were other , comic cults which ...
... aspect of the world and of human life existed even at the earliest stages of cultural development . In the folklore of primitive peoples , coupled with the cults which were serious in tone and organization were other , comic cults which ...
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... aspect which creates the grand style of Cervantes ' realism , his universal nature , and his deep popular utopianism . A second aspect appears , under Cervantes ' pen , as bodies and objects begin to acquire a private , individual ...
... aspect which creates the grand style of Cervantes ' realism , his universal nature , and his deep popular utopianism . A second aspect appears , under Cervantes ' pen , as bodies and objects begin to acquire a private , individual ...
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... aspect of his work , Rabelais “ excels by far the worst " ( il passe bien loin au delà du pire ) . The other , positive , aspect of Rabelais ' work is described by La Bruyère as " genius and originality " ( génie , naturel ) as ...
... aspect of his work , Rabelais “ excels by far the worst " ( il passe bien loin au delà du pire ) . The other , positive , aspect of Rabelais ' work is described by La Bruyère as " genius and originality " ( génie , naturel ) as ...
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