Rabelais's radical farce :: late medieval comic theater and its function in Rabelais /

By tracing the evolution of farce from Pantagruel and Gargantua through the Tiers and Quart livres, Bruce Hayes makes an important contribution to the understanding of Rabelais' writing, and of farce's literary possibilities. He distinguishes Rabelais's use of farce from the conservat...

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Main Author: Hayes, E. Bruce
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2010.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:By tracing the evolution of farce from Pantagruel and Gargantua through the Tiers and Quart livres, Bruce Hayes makes an important contribution to the understanding of Rabelais' writing, and of farce's literary possibilities. He distinguishes Rabelais's use of farce from the conservative tradition, showing how the French writer used it as a vehicle to attack the status quo and to suggest alternatives to contemporary legal, educational, and theological systems.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 188 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409423959
1409423956
9781317072300
1317072308

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