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In this study, Professor Masters looks beyond the few critical attempts that heretofore have analyzed only isolated aspects of Platonism and Hermetism in Rabelaisian literature. He examines the closely related themes of Platonism, the Dionysian mysteries, and the Hermetic sciences in Rabelaiss work and concludes that Rabelais shared with the Platonic-Hermetic tradition both its dialectic and perception of mans position in the universe. In the perspective of Platonic dialectic, Professor Masters analyzes Rabelaisian allegory, symbolism, and imagery as a play on appearance and reality. Through the allegorical myths of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Rabelais rejects the seemingly dichotomous extremes of materialism and ascetic spiritualism, while his philosophy of Pantagrulisme shows a positive acceptance of both the physical world and contemplative thought. Through the symbolism of wine, Rabelais manifests the Platonic ideal of Love-Harmony-Order on the literal level of conviviality, in the philosophical dialogue of the symposium, and in the intuitive dialectic of Socratic contemplation. In Rabelaiss view, man can achieve self-knowledge only through reasonable control and by actively esta

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Author

George Mallary Masters; Timothy Carl McMasters

Publisher

Albany, State University of New York Press

Published

1969

Language

EN

ISBN

9780873950398

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Romance, Philosophy

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14