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 xvii
... genre for defining the new obligatory style . Transcripts of these discussions , in which a number of leading intellectuals , including George Lukacs , then resident in the Soviet Union , par- ticipated , were published in 1935 in the ...
... genre for defining the new obligatory style . Transcripts of these discussions , in which a number of leading intellectuals , including George Lukacs , then resident in the Soviet Union , par- ticipated , were published in 1935 in the ...
Page 181
... genres penetrated the literary sphere of that time , and we have seen this exemplified in the prologues . We shall now deal with certain genres of this cate- gory individually . Let us first look at the simplest genre but one that is ...
... genres penetrated the literary sphere of that time , and we have seen this exemplified in the prologues . We shall now deal with certain genres of this cate- gory individually . Let us first look at the simplest genre but one that is ...
Page 423
... genre , entitled Epître du coq - à- l'âne , dédiée à Lyon Jamet.18 This piece contains no unity of com- position nor logical consistency in the presentation of facts and the development of ideas but is devoted to " news of the day " in ...
... genre , entitled Epître du coq - à- l'âne , dédiée à Lyon Jamet.18 This piece contains no unity of com- position nor logical consistency in the presentation of facts and the development of ideas but is devoted to " news of the day " in ...
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