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Erasmus' Praise of Folly and the Spirit of Carnival

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10414822
AutoresDonald Watson (Florida International University, autor de correspondencia), Donald Gwynn Watson
Año1979
Volumen32
Número3
Páginas333-353
Fecha de publicación1979-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRenaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236
EditorialUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/2860184
OpenAlexW2335642363
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas10

In his far-ranging study, Rabelais and His World, Mikhail Bakhtin describes Erasmus’ Praise of Folly as the most complete expression in the Renaissance of Medieval Latin humour and as ‘one of the greatest creations of carnival laughter in world literature.’ For all Erasmus's wit and comic irony, the Praise of Folly might seem an unlikely embodiment of the comic spirit central to Carnival and other popular festivals such as New Year's, May Day, Midsummer, and the Twelve Days of Christmas. In the light of Bakhtin's remarks, however, I will here explore the importance of popular traditions of Carnival and other holiday celebrations for understanding the spirit and structure of Erasmus’ work

Art · Art history · Burlesque · Comics · Erasmus · Irony · Laughter · Literature · Praise · The Renaissance · Philippine History and Culture · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity

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Obras citantes distintas4
Citas por año0,2
Intervalo de citas2006 - 2023 (18)
Velocidad de citaciónhistorical
Altamente citadoNo
Tipos de citaNeutras: 4
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