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... lower stratum , Hugo offers the grotesque image of a serpent inside man ; " these are his bowels . " Generally speak- ing , Hugo understood correctly the role of the lower stratum as the organizing principle of the entire system of ...
... lower stratum , Hugo offers the grotesque image of a serpent inside man ; " these are his bowels . " Generally speak- ing , Hugo understood correctly the role of the lower stratum as the organizing principle of the entire system of ...
Page 378
... lower stratum , in the anal region . As we have seen , the path is clearly indicated , through the rectum to the heart and brain . The parody of the medieval topography is obvious ; the soul's beatitude is deeply immersed in the body's ...
... lower stratum , in the anal region . As we have seen , the path is clearly indicated , through the rectum to the heart and brain . The parody of the medieval topography is obvious ; the soul's beatitude is deeply immersed in the body's ...
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... lower stratum , drenching in urine ) . Let us note yet another trait : Panurge declares that the loss of the head is the wager of a fool . But the " fool " ( fol , sot ) in the context of Rabelais and of all the Renaissance never had ...
... lower stratum , drenching in urine ) . Let us note yet another trait : Panurge declares that the loss of the head is the wager of a fool . But the " fool " ( fol , sot ) in the context of Rabelais and of all the Renaissance never had ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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