num_pages: 484
description: 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.
language: English
title: Rabelais and His World
titlecomplete: Rabelais and His World
characters: François Rabelais
genres: History, Cultural, Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Criticism, Russia, Literature, Nonfiction, Theory, Medieval
ratings_count: 1438
publisher: Indiana University Press