Rabelais and His World, Volume 10This classic work by the Russian philosopher and literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975) examines popular humor and folk culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. One of the essential texts of a theorist who is rapidly becoming a major reference in contemporary thought, Rabelais and His World is essential reading for anyone interested in problems of language and text and in cultural interpretation. |
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Page 222
... finally childbirth . At the end of the excerpt there is a typical debasement : the commemoration des saleurs . Salted hors d'oeuves as an extraor- dinary addition to dinner are defined by the liturgical term of " commemoration , " which ...
... finally childbirth . At the end of the excerpt there is a typical debasement : the commemoration des saleurs . Salted hors d'oeuves as an extraor- dinary addition to dinner are defined by the liturgical term of " commemoration , " which ...
Page 382
... Finally he let go a great household fart . " He's healed now all right ! " Panurge exclaimed , giving him a glass of strong white wine with a slice of sugared toast . And healed he was , though for the next three weeks very hoarse and ...
... Finally he let go a great household fart . " He's healed now all right ! " Panurge exclaimed , giving him a glass of strong white wine with a slice of sugared toast . And healed he was , though for the next three weeks very hoarse and ...
Page 428
... Finally , in the " New Monologue of Fools " 28 we find as many as one hun- dred and fifty epithets . Thus Triboulet's blazoning eulogy had a traditional character and was thought by Rabelais ' contemporaries to be self - explana- tory ...
... Finally , in the " New Monologue of Fools " 28 we find as many as one hun- dred and fifty epithets . Thus Triboulet's blazoning eulogy had a traditional character and was thought by Rabelais ' contemporaries to be self - explana- tory ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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Abel Lefranc ambivalent ancient antique aspect Bakhtin banquet images birth blazons bodily lower stratum carnival carnival spirit carnivalesque Chapter character church comic completely concept culture death debasement devil diableries earth elements entire episode especially expressed familiar fear feast of fools festive folk culture Fourth Book François Rabelais Friar John Gargantua genre Goethe grotesque body grotesque image grotesque realism hell Hippocrates historic human humor ideological imagery important interpretation king language laugh laughter legends linked literary literature marketplace material bodily lower meaning medieval Menippus Middle Ages novel objects official organs Pantagruel Panurge Panurge's Paris parody peculiar phallus philosophy picture play popular popular-festive praise-abuse present prologue Pulcinella Rabe Rabelais Rabelaisian Renaissance renewal role Roman Saint satire Saturnalia Schneegans serious sixteenth century speech sphere spirit stress swabs symbol system of images tesque theme tion tone tradition transformed travesty truth typical uncrowning underworld urine utopian wine words