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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... important manifestation of world literature . To a certain degree it was a reaction against the ele- ments of classicism which characterized the self - importance of the Enlightenment . It was a reaction against the cold rationalism ...
... important manifestation of world literature . To a certain degree it was a reaction against the ele- ments of classicism which characterized the self - importance of the Enlightenment . It was a reaction against the cold rationalism ...
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... important . Not only was his prestige founded on the comments contained in his medical treatise con- cerning the importance of a gay and cheerful mood on the part of the physician and patient fighting disease , 11 but was also due to ...
... important . Not only was his prestige founded on the comments contained in his medical treatise con- cerning the importance of a gay and cheerful mood on the part of the physician and patient fighting disease , 11 but was also due to ...
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... important part . The direct and indirect influence of this legend is clearly reflected in anatomical fantasies . medieval stagg Another important source of the grotesque concept was the medieval mystery and , of course , the diablerie ...
... important part . The direct and indirect influence of this legend is clearly reflected in anatomical fantasies . medieval stagg Another important source of the grotesque concept was the medieval mystery and , of course , the diablerie ...
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