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Page 110
It contains a great number of allusions , which were often understood only by his
contemporaries and sometimes by his closest friends alone . The work is
encyclopedic ; it contains many special terms referring to different branches of ...
It contains a great number of allusions , which were often understood only by his
contemporaries and sometimes by his closest friends alone . The work is
encyclopedic ; it contains many special terms referring to different branches of ...
Page 355
This was because Hippocrates ' thought and that of the other authors of the
anthology contain more images than conceptual traits . The “ Hippocratic
anthology ” is far from homogeneous . It contains works representing different
schools ; from ...
This was because Hippocrates ' thought and that of the other authors of the
anthology contain more images than conceptual traits . The “ Hippocratic
anthology ” is far from homogeneous . It contains works representing different
schools ; from ...
Page 461
Of course , we find special nuances , but the fundamental , rough interpretation of
the names that have been turned into nicknames of praise - abuse remains
identical . Finally , the novel contains a number of chapters in which the theme of
...
Of course , we find special nuances , but the fundamental , rough interpretation of
the names that have been turned into nicknames of praise - abuse remains
identical . Finally , the novel contains a number of chapters in which the theme of
...
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User Review - Jannemangan - LibraryThingMikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Бахти́н, pronounced [mʲɪxʌˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ bʌxˈtʲin]) (November 17, 1895, Oryol – March 7, 1975) was a Russian philosopher, literary critic ... Read full review
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 31 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Rabelais and His World A Midland book ; MB 341 Volume 341 of Midland books |
| Authors | Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich Bakhtin, Mikhail Mikha?ilovich Bakhtin |
| Translated by | Hélène Iswolsky |
| Contributor | Michael Holquist |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0253348307, 9780253348302 |
| Length | 484 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / European / French Literary Criticism / Medieval |
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