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... carnivalesque debates , comic dialogues , and euloges . Carnivalesque humor is also reflected in the fabliaux and in the peculiar comic lyrics of vagrant scholars . All these genres are linked to carnivalesque forms and symbols more ...
... carnivalesque debates , comic dialogues , and euloges . Carnivalesque humor is also reflected in the fabliaux and in the peculiar comic lyrics of vagrant scholars . All these genres are linked to carnivalesque forms and symbols more ...
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... carnivalesque traits . Finally , the carnivalesque character appeared on private family occasions , christenings and memorial services , as well as on agricultural feasts , the harvest of grapes ( vendange ) and the slaughter of cattle ...
... carnivalesque traits . Finally , the carnivalesque character appeared on private family occasions , christenings and memorial services , as well as on agricultural feasts , the harvest of grapes ( vendange ) and the slaughter of cattle ...
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... carnivalesque forms and masques . Let us now follow Goethe in his description of the Roman carni- val in his " Italian Journey , " bringing out all that suits our own purpose . The poet first of all stresses the popular character of the ...
... carnivalesque forms and masques . Let us now follow Goethe in his description of the Roman carni- val in his " Italian Journey , " bringing out all that suits our own purpose . The poet first of all stresses the popular character of the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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