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The feast is always essentially related to time , either to the recurrence of an
event in the natural ( cosmic ) cycle , or to biological or historic timeliness .
Moreover , through all the stages of historic development feasts were linked to
moments of ...
The feast is always essentially related to time , either to the recurrence of an
event in the natural ( cosmic ) cycle , or to biological or historic timeliness .
Moreover , through all the stages of historic development feasts were linked to
moments of ...
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The center of this feast is neither Mary nor Jesus , although a young girl with an
infant takes part in it . The central protagonist is the ass and its L braying . Special
" asinine masses ” were celebrated . An officium of this mass composed by the ...
The center of this feast is neither Mary nor Jesus , although a young girl with an
infant takes part in it . The central protagonist is the ass and its L braying . Special
" asinine masses ” were celebrated . An officium of this mass composed by the ...
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16 These popular unofficial forms of merriment continued , of course , to surround
the feasts of the Church . ... Whenever the free popular aspect of the feast is
preserved , 16 Actually , every feast day crowns and uncrowns , and has
therefore ...
16 These popular unofficial forms of merriment continued , of course , to surround
the feasts of the Church . ... Whenever the free popular aspect of the feast is
preserved , 16 Actually , every feast day crowns and uncrowns , and has
therefore ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
und TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rabelais and His World Volume 177 of M.I.T.: Literary criticism Volume 177 of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Mass: MIT paperback series |
| Authors | Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich Bakhtin, Михаил Михайлович Бахтин |
| Translated by | Hélène Iswolsky |
| Publisher | M.I.T. Press, 1968 |
| Length | 484 pages |
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