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 88
... Course . T Contrast to follow The fe tem with ime life and ente this freed born in t The a quare as radition cal table It can be said that medieval culture of humor which accompa- nied the feasts was a " satyric " drama , a fourth drama ...
... Course . T Contrast to follow The fe tem with ime life and ente this freed born in t The a quare as radition cal table It can be said that medieval culture of humor which accompa- nied the feasts was a " satyric " drama , a fourth drama ...
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... course , relative ; its sphere was at times wider and at times narrower , but it was never entirely suspended . As we have seen , free laughter was related to feasts and was to a certain extent limited by the time allotted to feast days ...
... course , relative ; its sphere was at times wider and at times narrower , but it was never entirely suspended . As we have seen , free laughter was related to feasts and was to a certain extent limited by the time allotted to feast days ...
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... course undergoing certain transformations in this field . The sphere of belles lettres itself and its various stages of devel- opment - epics , lyrics , and drama - presented many forms of deep and pure , but open seriousness , always ...
... course undergoing certain transformations in this field . The sphere of belles lettres itself and its various stages of devel- opment - epics , lyrics , and drama - presented many forms of deep and pure , but open seriousness , always ...
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