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Page 148
... episode in which a " vile - smelling vessel , " that is , a chamber pot , is thrown at the head of Odysseus . A similar episode is presented in a satyric drama by Sophocles , " The Feast of the Achaeans , " which has been preserved ...
... episode in which a " vile - smelling vessel , " that is , a chamber pot , is thrown at the head of Odysseus . A similar episode is presented in a satyric drama by Sophocles , " The Feast of the Achaeans , " which has been preserved ...
Page 379
... episode's conclusion . In his work Rabelais con- sistently parodies all the elements of medieval teachings and sacraments . As we shall see , the episode of Epistemon's resurrection travesties the essential Gospel miracles . The ...
... episode's conclusion . In his work Rabelais con- sistently parodies all the elements of medieval teachings and sacraments . As we shall see , the episode of Epistemon's resurrection travesties the essential Gospel miracles . The ...
Page 440
... episode : Reading the noble Chronicles of his ancestors , Pantagruel dis- covered that Geoffroi de Lusignan , known ... episode there are two fantastic traits : the image of the traveling giant Pantagruel and his comic , parodical ...
... episode : Reading the noble Chronicles of his ancestors , Pantagruel dis- covered that Geoffroi de Lusignan , known ... episode there are two fantastic traits : the image of the traveling giant Pantagruel and his comic , parodical ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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