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Page 38
... laughter : " Is there upon earth a more potent means than laughter to resist the mockeries of the world and of fate ? The most powerful enemy ex- periences terror at the sight of this satirical mask , and misfortune itself retreats ...
... laughter : " Is there upon earth a more potent means than laughter to resist the mockeries of the world and of fate ? The most powerful enemy ex- periences terror at the sight of this satirical mask , and misfortune itself retreats ...
Page 67
... laughter . Therefore , the place of laughter in literature belongs only to the low genres , showing the life of private individuals and the inferior social levels . Laughter is a light amusement or a form of salutary social punishment ...
... laughter . Therefore , the place of laughter in literature belongs only to the low genres , showing the life of private individuals and the inferior social levels . Laughter is a light amusement or a form of salutary social punishment ...
Page 71
... laughter was precisely the recognition of its positive , regenerating , creative meaning . This clearly distinguishes it from the later theories of the philosophy of laughter , including Bergson's conception , which bring out mostly its ...
... laughter was precisely the recognition of its positive , regenerating , creative meaning . This clearly distinguishes it from the later theories of the philosophy of laughter , including Bergson's conception , which bring out mostly its ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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