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 38
... laughter : " Is there upon earth a more potent means than laughter to resist the mockeries of the world and of fate ? The most powerful enemy ex- periences terror at the sight of this satirical mask , and misfortune itself retreats ...
... laughter : " Is there upon earth a more potent means than laughter to resist the mockeries of the world and of fate ? The most powerful enemy ex- periences terror at the sight of this satirical mask , and misfortune itself retreats ...
Page 67
... laughter . Therefore , the place of laughter in literature belongs only to the low genres , showing the life of private individuals and the inferior social levels . Laughter is a light amusement or a form of salutary social punishment ...
... laughter . Therefore , the place of laughter in literature belongs only to the low genres , showing the life of private individuals and the inferior social levels . Laughter is a light amusement or a form of salutary social punishment ...
Page 71
... laughter was precisely the recognition of its positive , regenerating , creative meaning . This clearly distinguishes it from the later theories of the philosophy of laughter , including Bergson's conception , which bring out mostly its ...
... laughter was precisely the recognition of its positive , regenerating , creative meaning . This clearly distinguishes it from the later theories of the philosophy of laughter , including Bergson's conception , which bring out mostly its ...
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