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Page 81
... renewal of vegetation , and to the succession of agricultural seasons . In this succession all that is new or renews , all that is about to draw nearer is emphasized as a posi- tive element . And this element acquires a wider and deeper ...
... renewal of vegetation , and to the succession of agricultural seasons . In this succession all that is new or renews , all that is about to draw nearer is emphasized as a posi- tive element . And this element acquires a wider and deeper ...
Page 175
... renewal is alive in it . We have already sought to prove this , and we find here further substantiation . Speaking of the masochism of the gloomy slanderers , Rabelais also mentions sexual stimulus together with defecation . At the end ...
... renewal is alive in it . We have already sought to prove this , and we find here further substantiation . Speaking of the masochism of the gloomy slanderers , Rabelais also mentions sexual stimulus together with defecation . At the end ...
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... renewal in the sphere of extraordinary reactions . We shall not examine all the swabs , since Rabelais constructs these images according to the principle of classification . The queen's gloves are followed by a long list of plants ...
... renewal in the sphere of extraordinary reactions . We shall not examine all the swabs , since Rabelais constructs these images according to the principle of classification . The queen's gloves are followed by a long list of plants ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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