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... prologue introduces us into a completely differ- ent atmosphere , the atmosphere of fearless , free , and gay truth . The prologue of Gargantua ( the second prologue chronolog- ically speaking ) has a more complex structure ...
... prologue introduces us into a completely differ- ent atmosphere , the atmosphere of fearless , free , and gay truth . The prologue of Gargantua ( the second prologue chronolog- ically speaking ) has a more complex structure ...
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... prologue are also steeped in the atmosphere of the fair . We find everywhere the abuse - praise com- bination as the basic moving force which determines the style and the dynamics of the speeches . There are almost no objective words ...
... prologue are also steeped in the atmosphere of the fair . We find everywhere the abuse - praise com- bination as the basic moving force which determines the style and the dynamics of the speeches . There are almost no objective words ...
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... Prologue ) Finally , the central theme of the prologue , the invitation to seek the secret meaning of the work , is also expressed in images of eating , gnawing a bone , finding the marrow and eating it . The image of swallowing the ...
... Prologue ) Finally , the central theme of the prologue , the invitation to seek the secret meaning of the work , is also expressed in images of eating , gnawing a bone , finding the marrow and eating it . The image of swallowing the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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