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Page 64
... transformed as yet into mockery ; it still has a rela- tively whole character and is related to the entire living process , to both of its poles . The triumphal tones of birth and renewal can still be heard . Thus the abstract has as ...
... transformed as yet into mockery ; it still has a rela- tively whole character and is related to the entire living process , to both of its poles . The triumphal tones of birth and renewal can still be heard . Thus the abstract has as ...
Page 91
... transformed into a cornucopia ; the monster , death , becomes pregnant . Various de- formities , such as protruding bellies , enormous noses , or humps , are symptoms of pregnancy or of procreative power . Victory over fear is not its ...
... transformed into a cornucopia ; the monster , death , becomes pregnant . Various de- formities , such as protruding bellies , enormous noses , or humps , are symptoms of pregnancy or of procreative power . Victory over fear is not its ...
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... transformed into wine ; ruthless slaughter and the martyr's death are transformed into a merry banquet ; the stake becomes a hearth . Bloodshed , dismemberment , burning , death , beatings , blows , curses , and abuses - all these ...
... transformed into wine ; ruthless slaughter and the martyr's death are transformed into a merry banquet ; the stake becomes a hearth . Bloodshed , dismemberment , burning , death , beatings , blows , curses , and abuses - all these ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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