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Page 197
... king - or a pair of kings , for that matter . " ( Et mon villain debout , aisé comme un roy ou deux . ) This image of a " king " and " two kings " is here directly intro- duced in order to describe the highest degree of happiness ...
... king - or a pair of kings , for that matter . " ( Et mon villain debout , aisé comme un roy ou deux . ) This image of a " king " and " two kings " is here directly intro- duced in order to describe the highest degree of happiness ...
Page 198
... kings and clowns have the same horoscope.1 It is obvious that he also knew the Gospel story of the mock crowning , uncrowning , and scourging of " the king of the Jews . " In his novel Rabelais describes the uncrowning of two kings ...
... kings and clowns have the same horoscope.1 It is obvious that he also knew the Gospel story of the mock crowning , uncrowning , and scourging of " the king of the Jews . " In his novel Rabelais describes the uncrowning of two kings ...
Page 385
... King Anarchus is decided , and Pantagruel and Panurge prepare the king for the posi- tion he will occupy in hell . That is , they train him for a low pro- fession . The carnivalesque uncrowning of King Anarchus , which we have already ...
... King Anarchus is decided , and Pantagruel and Panurge prepare the king for the posi- tion he will occupy in hell . That is , they train him for a low pro- fession . The carnivalesque uncrowning of King Anarchus , which we have already ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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