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Page 108
... described by La Bruyère as " filth " ( l'or- dure ) , and " delight for the rabble " ( charme pour la canaille ) . Moreover , in this negative aspect of his work , Rabelais " excels by far the worst " ( il passe bien loin au delà du ...
... described by La Bruyère as " filth " ( l'or- dure ) , and " delight for the rabble " ( charme pour la canaille ) . Moreover , in this negative aspect of his work , Rabelais " excels by far the worst " ( il passe bien loin au delà du ...
Page 175
... described as a tree , something rare and pleasant . And the tirade concludes with an invitation to drink , which in Rabelaisian imagery means to be in communion with truth . Here we find the ambivalent image of excrement , its relation ...
... described as a tree , something rare and pleasant . And the tirade concludes with an invitation to drink , which in Rabelaisian imagery means to be in communion with truth . Here we find the ambivalent image of excrement , its relation ...
Page 426
... described as " morosophic , " that is , foolish - wise . We know Rabelais ' comic etymology of the word philosophie as fin folie . All these expressions toy with the word and image of fol . Triboulet's eulogy is described by Rabelais ...
... described as " morosophic , " that is , foolish - wise . We know Rabelais ' comic etymology of the word philosophie as fin folie . All these expressions toy with the word and image of fol . Triboulet's eulogy is described by 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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