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 67
... philosophical character , being directed at the life of man and at all the vain fears and hopes related to the gods and to life after death . Democ- ritus here made of his laughter a whole philosophy , a certain spir- itual premise of ...
... philosophical character , being directed at the life of man and at all the vain fears and hopes related to the gods and to life after death . Democ- ritus here made of his laughter a whole philosophy , a certain spir- itual premise of ...
Page 121
... philosophy and aesthetics of laughter . Nothing more . The historically determined culture of folk humor which is the object of our study was not opposed to all seriousness in gen- eral . It was opposed to the intolerant , dogmatic ...
... philosophy and aesthetics of laughter . Nothing more . The historically determined culture of folk humor which is the object of our study was not opposed to all seriousness in gen- eral . It was opposed to the intolerant , dogmatic ...
Page 133
... philosophy of laughter , a universal comic aspect of the world are possible . He looks for Rabelais ' philosophy when the latter is not laughing , or more correctly , whenever Rabelais seems to him to be entirely serious . When Rabelais ...
... philosophy of laughter , a universal comic aspect of the world are possible . He looks for Rabelais ' philosophy when the latter is not laughing , or more correctly , whenever Rabelais seems to him to be entirely serious . When Rabelais ...
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