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Praise and abuse are , so to speak , the two sides of the same coin . If the right
side is ... Though divided in form they belong to the same body , or to the two
bodies in one , which abuses while praising and praises while abusing . This is
why in ...
Praise and abuse are , so to speak , the two sides of the same coin . If the right
side is ... Though divided in form they belong to the same body , or to the two
bodies in one , which abuses while praising and praises while abusing . This is
why in ...
Page 415
We have discussed this phenomenon in a previous chapter , where we saw that
abuse is the “ other side ” of praise . The popular - festive language of the
marketplace abuses while praising and praises while abusing . It is a two - faced
Janus .
We have discussed this phenomenon in a previous chapter , where we saw that
abuse is the “ other side ” of praise . The popular - festive language of the
marketplace abuses while praising and praises while abusing . It is a two - faced
Janus .
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tion of both praise and abuse . This dual meaning already existed in the old
French language and was fully preserved at the time of Rabelais ( though the
negative element of this word , blame , is somewhat mitigated ) . Only later did
blason ...
tion of both praise and abuse . This dual meaning already existed in the old
French language and was fully preserved at the time of Rabelais ( though the
negative element of this word , blame , is somewhat mitigated ) . Only later did
blason ...
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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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