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.
Rabelais and His World
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Author(s)Mikhail Bakhtin
PublisherIndiana University Press
ISBN / ASIN0253203414
ISBN-139780253203410
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Sales Rank276,107
CategoryLiterary Criticism
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