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 273
... human and divine " are silenced . Life has been lifted out of its routine , the web of conventions has been torn ; all the official hierarchic limits have been swept away . The plague has created its own unique atmosphere that grants ...
... human and divine " are silenced . Life has been lifted out of its routine , the web of conventions has been torn ; all the official hierarchic limits have been swept away . The plague has created its own unique atmosphere that grants ...
Page 316
... human element into an animal one ; the combination of human and animal traits is , as we know , one of the most ancient grotesque forms . But the author does not grasp the meaning of the grotesque image of the nose : that it always ...
... human element into an animal one ; the combination of human and animal traits is , as we know , one of the most ancient grotesque forms . But the author does not grasp the meaning of the grotesque image of the nose : that it always ...
Page 345
... human beings . These creatures have a distinctive grotesque character . Some of them are half human , half animal : the hippopods with hoofs instead of feet , sirens with fishtails , " sinu- cephalics " who bark like dogs , satyrs , and ...
... human beings . These creatures have a distinctive grotesque character . Some of them are half human , half animal : the hippopods with hoofs instead of feet , sirens with fishtails , " sinu- cephalics " who bark like dogs , satyrs , and ...
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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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