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carnival: a standalone construct

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carnival1 CONSTRUCTCarnivalBAKHTIN · LITERARY AND

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Literary and performance theory

Bakhtin's account of festive folk culture in which hierarchies are suspended, mocked and inverted through laughter and the grotesque body.

In literary and performance theory, carnival refers to Bakhtin's account of festive folk culture in which hierarchies are suspended, mocked and inverted through laughter and the grotesque body. This meaning comes from Bakhtin (1968) in Rabelais and his world.[1]

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References

  1. Bakhtin, M. M. (1968). Rabelais and his world. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262055031

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