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... expressed in the spirit of existentialism , presents first an opposi- tion of life to death . Such an opposition is completely contrary to the system of grotesque imagery , in which death is not a nega- tion of life seen as the great ...
... expressed in the spirit of existentialism , presents first an opposi- tion of life to death . Such an opposition is completely contrary to the system of grotesque imagery , in which death is not a nega- tion of life seen as the great ...
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... expressed in his biography the follow- ing opinion concerning Rabelais : He wrote a remarkable book in which , with a quasi - Democrit- ean freedom and with an almost clownish biting irony and under imaginary names he recreated as in a ...
... expressed in his biography the follow- ing opinion concerning Rabelais : He wrote a remarkable book in which , with a quasi - Democrit- ean freedom and with an almost clownish biting irony and under imaginary names he recreated as in a ...
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... expressed in the epi- sode . But the nonofficial , popular - festive language of the market- place speaks here of very different things . The mighty material bodily element of these images uncrowns and renews the entire world of ...
... expressed in the epi- sode . But the nonofficial , popular - festive language of the market- place speaks here of very different things . The mighty material bodily element of these images uncrowns and renews the entire world of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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abuse Ages already ambivalent ancient antique appear aspect become birth body Book called carnival carnivalesque century Chapter character closely combined comic completely concept concerning contains course culture death described earth elements entire episode especially essential example existed expressed familiar fear feast festive Finally folk forms Gargantua genre gives grotesque historic human humor images important individual influence interpretation Italy king language laugh laughter limited linked literary literature living lower stratum marketplace material bodily meaning medieval Middle Ages names nature novel objects offered official organs Pantagruel parody philosophy picture play popular popular-festive positive praise present principle Rabelais Rabelaisian realism Renaissance renewal represented role satire seen sense serious similar sources speaking speech sphere spirit symbol theme tion tone tradition transformed true truth turned typical universal various whole