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Page 197
... king - or a pair of kings , for that matter . " ( Et mon villain debout , aisé comme un roy ou deux . ) This image of a “ king " and " two kings " is here directly intro- duced in order to describe the highest degree of happiness ...
... king - or a pair of kings , for that matter . " ( Et mon villain debout , aisé comme un roy ou deux . ) This image of a “ king " and " two kings " is here directly intro- duced in order to describe the highest degree of happiness ...
Page 198
... kings and clowns have the same horoscope.1 It is obvious that he also knew the Gospel story of the mock crowning , uncrowning , and scourging of " the king of the Jews . " In his novel Rabelais describes the uncrowning of two kings ...
... kings and clowns have the same horoscope.1 It is obvious that he also knew the Gospel story of the mock crowning , uncrowning , and scourging of " the king of the Jews . " In his novel Rabelais describes the uncrowning of two kings ...
Page 264
... King Petot and his court . This legend is re- called by Rabelais ( Book 3 , Chapter 6 ) . It is also mentioned in the " Menippus Satire " and in Molière's Tartuffe ( Act 1 , Scene 1 ) . This is the explanation given of King Petot by ...
... King Petot and his court . This legend is re- called by Rabelais ( Book 3 , Chapter 6 ) . It is also mentioned in the " Menippus Satire " and in Molière's Tartuffe ( Act 1 , Scene 1 ) . This is the explanation given of King Petot by ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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