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Page 191
... called upon a saint they cried out : nous sommes baignés pour ris ( we are drenched for fun ) . Therefore , the city formerly called Leucetia ( which in Greek means whiteness ) was from that day on called " Par - ris , " Paris . We have ...
... called upon a saint they cried out : nous sommes baignés pour ris ( we are drenched for fun ) . Therefore , the city formerly called Leucetia ( which in Greek means whiteness ) was from that day on called " Par - ris , " Paris . We have ...
Page 230
... called in Spain fiesta de los carros . ) The traditional procession on the feast of Corpus Christi had a clearly expressed carnivalesque character with a prevailing bodily note . In Spain a dramatic performance called Autos ...
... called in Spain fiesta de los carros . ) The traditional procession on the feast of Corpus Christi had a clearly expressed carnivalesque character with a prevailing bodily note . In Spain a dramatic performance called Autos ...
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... called " Magister Golias . " This is the nickname of a libertine , a man who has abandoned routine and has transgressed the limits of official philosophy . The name was also applied to drunkards and rakes who waste their lives . We know ...
... called " Magister Golias . " This is the nickname of a libertine , a man who has abandoned routine and has transgressed the limits of official philosophy . The name was also applied to drunkards and rakes who waste their lives . We know ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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