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... present monograph on Rabelais became available to readers . The book , however , was written in 1940 , as we learn ... present study he has proved to be most consistent in this creative development . The critic presents Rabelais ' work ...
... present monograph on Rabelais became available to readers . The book , however , was written in 1940 , as we learn ... present study he has proved to be most consistent in this creative development . The critic presents Rabelais ' work ...
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... present chapter are related to each other both in form and theme . All of them , inde- pendently of their literal content , refer to the unofficial aspect of the world , unofficial in tone ( laughter ) and in contents ( the lower ...
... present chapter are related to each other both in form and theme . All of them , inde- pendently of their literal content , refer to the unofficial aspect of the world , unofficial in tone ( laughter ) and in contents ( the lower ...
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... presents an individual body ; the image consists of orifices and convexities that present another , newly conceived body . It is a point of transition in a life eternally renewed , the inexhaust- ible vessel of death and conception . As ...
... presents an individual body ; the image consists of orifices and convexities that present another , newly conceived body . It is a point of transition in a life eternally renewed , the inexhaust- ible vessel of death and conception . As ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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