Ed Simon- Who Still Needs the Carnivalesque?
An interesting take on Bakthin’s concept, from The Baffler… Who Still Needs the Carnivalesque?
An interesting take on Bakthin’s concept, from The Baffler… Who Still Needs the Carnivalesque?
In Rabelais and His World, Mikhail Bakhtin defines several distinguishing features of folk carnival humor. Popularized by Francois Rabelais in the 16th century, carnivalesque comedy… Read More »It’s Always Carnivalesque in Philadelphia