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... folk is also open to the charge of idealiza- tion , but he employs his most glowing colors to highlight attributes of the folk precisely and diametrically opposed to those celebrated in Soviet folklorico . His folk are blasphemous ...
... folk is also open to the charge of idealiza- tion , but he employs his most glowing colors to highlight attributes of the folk precisely and diametrically opposed to those celebrated in Soviet folklorico . His folk are blasphemous ...
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... folk humor which as yet has been scarcely understood or analyzed . But first of all it is necessary to take pos- session of this key . The aim of the present introduction is to pose the problem pre- sented by the culture of folk humor ...
... folk humor which as yet has been scarcely understood or analyzed . But first of all it is necessary to take pos- session of this key . The aim of the present introduction is to pose the problem pre- sented by the culture of folk humor ...
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... folk humor but the work of Rabelais . The sphere of folk humor is boundless and , as we have said , pre- sents a great variety of manifestations . As far as this culture is concerned , our problem is purely theoretical : to show the ...
... folk humor but the work of Rabelais . The sphere of folk humor is boundless and , as we have said , pre- sents a great variety of manifestations . As far as this culture is concerned , our problem is purely theoretical : to show 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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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