Bragueta Humanistica, or Humanism's Codpiece
Drawing on a classical repertoire of rhetorical figures as well as on the contemporary exaggeration of virility in dress, exemplary French evangelical humanist Francois Rabelais attempts to legitimize his and his peers' pedagogical program to improve morals by identifying it with a positive, tr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1997
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1997, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-99 |
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| Summary: | Drawing on a classical repertoire of rhetorical figures as well as on the contemporary exaggeration of virility in dress, exemplary French evangelical humanist Francois Rabelais attempts to legitimize his and his peers' pedagogical program to improve morals by identifying it with a positive, triumphant image of the masculine. In the first of the chronicles of the Utopian dynasty, the 1532 Pantagruel, the eponymous giant's disciple, Panurge, uses his "magnificent codpiece" at a key juncture in his master's career to overcome the scholastic challenge to the fledgling humanist reform. In the context of this rhetorical strategy, the "Pantagruelists" ultimately carry the day because they are more "virile" than the entrenched opposition they are destined to supplant and who are pointedly characterized as aged, weak, and effeminate. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2543224 |