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Page 128
... similar definitions : Homère du rire , la moquerie épique , he never fully understood the epic qual- ity of Rabelaisian laughter . It is interesting to compare Hugo's later commentaries with the distich of Rabelais ' contemporary , the ...
... similar definitions : Homère du rire , la moquerie épique , he never fully understood the epic qual- ity of Rabelaisian laughter . It is interesting to compare Hugo's later commentaries with the distich of Rabelais ' contemporary , the ...
Page 434
... similar images are still seen today in circus sideshows and other comic productions . The dialogue of these pairs is of considerable interest , since it marks the as yet incomplete disintegration of the dual tone . In reality , it is a ...
... similar images are still seen today in circus sideshows and other comic productions . The dialogue of these pairs is of considerable interest , since it marks the as yet incomplete disintegration of the dual tone . In reality , it is a ...
Page 460
... similar connotation , the " ever - thirsting , " disclosing the traditional ambivalent image . The absence of roots in the national language mollifies the ambivalence of this name.5 Thus the names transmitted to Rabelais by tradition ...
... similar connotation , the " ever - thirsting , " disclosing the traditional ambivalent image . The absence of roots in the national language mollifies the ambivalence of this name.5 Thus the names transmitted to Rabelais by tradition ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
ONE Rabelais in the History of Laughter | 59 |
TWO The Language of the Marketplace in Rabelais | 145 |
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