Rabelais and his world
- Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1984
- xxiii, 484p. : ill.; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This classic work by the Russian philosopher and literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975) examines popular humor and folk culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. One of the essential texts of a theorist who is rapidly becoming a major reference in contemporary thought, Rabelais and His World is essential reading for anyone interested in problems of language and text and in cultural interpretation.
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Criticism and interpretation Fiction Laughter in literature Europe popular culture Medieval civilization