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 165
... abuse ; the one leads to the other , and it is impossible to draw the line between them . Though divided in form they belong to the same body , or to the two bodies in one , which abuses while praising and praises while abusing . This ...
... abuse ; the one leads to the other , and it is impossible to draw the line between them . Though divided in form they belong to the same body , or to the two bodies in one , which abuses while praising and praises while abusing . This ...
Page 168
... Abuse and praise are mingled in this address . The positive superlative mode is combined with such semi - insulting terms as " drinkers " and " pox - ridden comrades . " This is abusive praise and praiseful abuse , typical , as we have ...
... Abuse and praise are mingled in this address . The positive superlative mode is combined with such semi - insulting terms as " drinkers " and " pox - ridden comrades . " This is abusive praise and praiseful abuse , typical , as we have ...
Page 416
... abuses . Praise and abuse may be aligned or divided among private voices , but in the whole they are fused into ambivalent unity . Praise and abuse are mixed in Rabelais not only in the author's words but often also in the words of his ...
... abuses . Praise and abuse may be aligned or divided among private voices , but in the whole they are fused into ambivalent unity . Praise and abuse are mixed in Rabelais not only in the author's words but often also in the words of his ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
Copyright | |
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