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 147
... ancient stratum of his novel . Let us pursue our critical remarks . Veselovsky's village boy be- smirches the passersby with mud : a far too tame and modernized metaphor . To besmirch means to debase . But grotesque debase- ment always ...
... ancient stratum of his novel . Let us pursue our critical remarks . Veselovsky's village boy be- smirches the passersby with mud : a far too tame and modernized metaphor . To besmirch means to debase . But grotesque debase- ment always ...
Page 398
... ancient christianized Irish myth . " The Travels of St. Brendan " ( Navigation sancti Brendani ) , written in the tenth cen- tury , enjoyed immense popularity in the Middle Ages in all Euro- pean countries , both in prose and in poetic ...
... ancient christianized Irish myth . " The Travels of St. Brendan " ( Navigation sancti Brendani ) , written in the tenth cen- tury , enjoyed immense popularity in the Middle Ages in all Euro- pean countries , both in prose and in poetic ...
Page 444
... ancient confederation " and offered their assistance to Grangousier . Not one of these names is imag- inary . They are real names of towns , boroughs , villages , and ham- lets located on the banks of the Loire and the Vienne or nearby ...
... ancient confederation " and offered their assistance to Grangousier . Not one of these names is imag- inary . They are real names of towns , boroughs , villages , and ham- lets located on the banks of the Loire and the Vienne or nearby ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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