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Page 18
... offered , moreover , in an extremely exaggerated form . Rabelais was proclaimed by Victor Hugo the greatest poet of the " flesh " and " belly , " while others accused him of " gross phys- iologism , " of " biologism , " or " naturalism ...
... offered , moreover , in an extremely exaggerated form . Rabelais was proclaimed by Victor Hugo the greatest poet of the " flesh " and " belly , " while others accused him of " gross phys- iologism , " of " biologism , " or " naturalism ...
Page 158
... Offered in Rome in the Palace of His Eminence Monsignor du Bellay . " In the first part of this festival , performed in a piazza , a battle was fought with dramatic effects , fireworks , and even casualties ( later shown to be straw ...
... Offered in Rome in the Palace of His Eminence Monsignor du Bellay . " In the first part of this festival , performed in a piazza , a battle was fought with dramatic effects , fireworks , and even casualties ( later shown to be straw ...
Page 183
... offered for sale . Under Rabelais ' pen the names of dishes , venison , vegetables , wines , household objects , and kitchen utensils have an intrinsic value . An object is named for its own sake . The world of food and material objects ...
... offered for sale . Under Rabelais ' pen the names of dishes , venison , vegetables , wines , household objects , and kitchen utensils have an intrinsic value . An object is named for its own sake . The world of food and material objects ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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