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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hayes, E. Bruce
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2010.
Subjects:
Rabelais, François, > approximately 1490-1553? > Criticism and interpretation.
Rabelais, François, > approximately 1490-1553? > Pantagruel.
Rabelais, François, > approximately 1490-1553? > Gargantua.
Rabelais, François, > approximately 1490-1553? > Gargantua et Pantagruel. > 3e livre.
Rabelais, François, > approximately 1490-1553? > Gargantua et Pantagruel. > 4e livre.
Rabelais, François, > approximately 1490-1553?
Gargantua et Pantagruel (Rabelais, François)
Gargantua (Rabelais, François)
Pantagruel (Rabelais, François)
French drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Farce > History and criticism.
Comédie française > Histoire et critique.
Farce > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Drama.
Farce
French drama (Comedy)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: the world of farce: the ethics and ethos of farce; tant de langaige: the languages of farce
  • Part II: Rabelais's radical farce: humanist satirical farce in Pantagruel and Gargantua; unresolved farces and "tragicques farce": Tiers and Quart livres
  • Conclusion.

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