The Rabelaisian Mythologies
Download or Read eBook The Rabelaisian Mythologies PDF written by Max Gauna and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Max Gauna |
| Publisher | : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0838636314 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780838636312 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Rabelaisian Mythologies by : Max Gauna
Book excerpt: Chapter 4 examines in detail the various myths of the fourth book and suggests that in it Rabelais propounds a radically unorthodox syncretism in which the poetic attractions of Platonic and Plutarchan demonology are preponderant, in which Christ Himself may be seen as the greatest of the demons, and where the climax of the book shows us the hero Pantagruel in direct communication with his own guardian demon. A short epilogue sums up Gauna's conclusions and suggests reasons for the literary and philosophical attractions of magical Platonism.
