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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... turned into something gay and comic . Folk culture brought the world close to man , gave it a bodily form , and established a link through the body and bodily life , in contrast to the abstract and spiritual mastery sought by Roman ...
... turned into something gay and comic . Folk culture brought the world close to man , gave it a bodily form , and established a link through the body and bodily life , in contrast to the abstract and spiritual mastery sought by Roman ...
Page 81
... turned to the past and sanctioned the existing order , but the face of the people of the marketplace looked into the future and laughed , attending the funeral of the past and present . The marketplace feast opposed the protective ...
... turned to the past and sanctioned the existing order , but the face of the people of the marketplace looked into the future and laughed , attending the funeral of the past and present . The marketplace feast opposed the protective ...
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... turned inside out , utilized in the wrong way , contrary to their common use . Household objects are turned into arms , kitchen utensils and dishes become musical instruments . Useless and worn - out items are produced , such as a ...
... turned inside out , utilized in the wrong way , contrary to their common use . Household objects are turned into arms , kitchen utensils and dishes become musical instruments . Useless and worn - out items are produced , such as a ...
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