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Page 165
... abuse ; the one leads to the other , and it is impossible to draw the line between them . 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 ...
... abuse ; the one leads to the other , and it is impossible to draw the line between them . 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 ...
Page 168
... Abuse and praise are mingled in this address . The positive superlative mode is combined with such semi - insulting terms as " drinkers " and " pox - ridden comrades . " This is abusive praise and praiseful abuse , typical , as we have ...
... Abuse and praise are mingled in this address . The positive superlative mode is combined with such semi - insulting terms as " drinkers " and " pox - ridden comrades . " This is abusive praise and praiseful abuse , typical , as we have ...
Page 415
... abuse is the " other side " of praise . The popular - festive language of the marketplace abuses while praising and ... abuse may prevail , but the one is always on the brink of passing into the other . Praise implicitly contains abuse ...
... abuse is the " other side " of praise . The popular - festive language of the marketplace abuses while praising and ... abuse may prevail , but the one is always on the brink of passing into the other . Praise implicitly contains abuse ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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