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Page 223
... closely related to the concept of bowels in general and to intestines in particular , since even after thorough washing some excrement is retained in them . In this image , once more the limits between the devouring and the devoured ...
... closely related to the concept of bowels in general and to intestines in particular , since even after thorough washing some excrement is retained in them . In this image , once more the limits between the devouring and the devoured ...
Page 224
... closely related to the life of the earth . Therefore , Rabelais does not and cannot display any " gross naturalism " or " physiologism . " In order to understand him we must read him with the eyes of his contemporaries ; we must see him ...
... closely related to the life of the earth . Therefore , Rabelais does not and cannot display any " gross naturalism " or " physiologism . " In order to understand him we must read him with the eyes of his contemporaries ; we must see him ...
Page 279
... closely interwoven with those of the grotesque body . At times it is difficult to draw a line between them , so strong is their original tie . An ex- ample is the episode of cattle slaughter previously described , rep- resenting the ...
... closely interwoven with those of the grotesque body . At times it is difficult to draw a line between them , so strong is their original tie . An ex- ample is the episode of cattle slaughter previously described , rep- resenting the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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