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Page 340
... reflected in the parodies at the begin- ning of the novel . In the autumn of the year the plague broke out in various parts of France and lasted throughout the following year . There is an allusion to the plague in Pantagruel , where it ...
... reflected in the parodies at the begin- ning of the novel . In the autumn of the year the plague broke out in various parts of France and lasted throughout the following year . There is an allusion to the plague in Pantagruel , where it ...
Page 347
... reflected in anatomical fantasies . Another important source of the grotesque concept was the medieval mystery and , of course , the diablerie that was part of it . This genre often concerned itself with dismembered bodies , their ...
... reflected in anatomical fantasies . Another important source of the grotesque concept was the medieval mystery and , of course , the diablerie that was part of it . This genre often concerned itself with dismembered bodies , their ...
Page 452
... reflected in the chapters concerning the decretals . When these chapters were being written they corresponded to the king's Gallican policy , but when the book was published the conflict with the Pope had been almost completely solved ...
... reflected in the chapters concerning the decretals . When these chapters were being written they corresponded to the king's Gallican policy , but when the book was published the conflict with the Pope had been almost completely solved ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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