The Rabelaisian marriage : aspects of Rabelais's religion, ethics & comic philosophy by Screech, M. A - 1958

London: Edward Arnold, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good+. First edition, 1958, hardcover with red cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 144pp., not illustrated. Book good with handsome boards and tight binding, text has neat marginalia and underlining in ink throughout. DJ VG+ with mild rubbing, toning, and soil.

London: Edward Arnold. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. (1958). First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Fading to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; vii, [1], 144 pages. Pink boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 140mm. "'The Rabelaisian Marriage' is not intended to be a comprehensive study of Rabelaisian thought. However, under the influecne of his revolt against the vow of celibacy and his monastic calling, Rabelais often chooses to tell us his mind in relation to the problems, privileges and hazards of wedlock. This is a central problem for Rabelais, and the marriage of his heroes and the hesitations of Panurge form the framework of this book." - from dust-jacket blurb. Contents: Introduction; The rhetorical dilemma: the background to Rabelais's thought; Marriage propaganda in 'Pantagruel' and in 'Gargantua'; Old Testament attitudes and contemporary propaganda; The problems of Panurge, the… Read More