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Page 175
... finally rids himself of his terror and regains his cheerfulness . He exclaims : Oh , ho , ho , ho , ho ! What the devil is this ? Do you call this ordure , ejection , excrement , evacuation , dejecta , fecal matter , egesta , copros ...
... finally rids himself of his terror and regains his cheerfulness . He exclaims : Oh , ho , ho , ho , ho ! What the devil is this ? Do you call this ordure , ejection , excrement , evacuation , dejecta , fecal matter , egesta , copros ...
Page 222
... finally childbirth . At the end of the excerpt there is a typical debasement : the commemoration des saleurs . Salted hors d'oeuves as an extraor- dinary addition to dinner are defined by the liturgical term of " commemoration , " which ...
... finally childbirth . At the end of the excerpt there is a typical debasement : the commemoration des saleurs . Salted hors d'oeuves as an extraor- dinary addition to dinner are defined by the liturgical term of " commemoration , " which ...
Page 358
... finally , it set the belly in apple - pie order , so a man could belch , fart , poop , piddle , shit , sneeze , sob , cough , throw up , yawn , puff , inhale , exhale , snore , snort , sweat and wangle the ferrule to his heart's content ...
... finally , it set the belly in apple - pie order , so a man could belch , fart , poop , piddle , shit , sneeze , sob , cough , throw up , yawn , puff , inhale , exhale , snore , snort , sweat and wangle the ferrule to his heart's content ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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