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Page 67
... concerning the “ mad- ness " of Democritus as expressed in his laughter . In the " Hippo- cratic novel " the laughter of Democritus had a philosophical character , being directed at the life of man and at all the vain fears and hopes ...
... concerning the “ mad- ness " of Democritus as expressed in his laughter . In the " Hippo- cratic novel " the laughter of Democritus had a philosophical character , being directed at the life of man and at all the vain fears and hopes ...
Page 70
... concerning the meaning and virtue of laughter . All three sources define laughter as a universal philosophical principle that heals and regenerates ; it is essentially linked to the ultimate philo- sophical questions concerning the ...
... concerning the meaning and virtue of laughter . All three sources define laughter as a universal philosophical principle that heals and regenerates ; it is essentially linked to the ultimate philo- sophical questions concerning the ...
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... concerning this inevitable heritage of the " naïve and coarse sixteenth century , " stressing the innocent character of these old - fashioned improprieties . In the eighteenth century Abbé Gali- ani found a witty expression for this ...
... concerning this inevitable heritage of the " naïve and coarse sixteenth century , " stressing the innocent character of these old - fashioned improprieties . In the eighteenth century Abbé Gali- ani found a witty expression for this ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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