Which of the following apply to the term 'carnival'?
- A. It became important through Mikhail Bakhtin's work.
- B. Popular humour subverts official authority in classical, medieval and Renaissance culture.
- C. It overturns hierarchy and creates a popular, democratic counter-culture.
- D. It brings out the serious elements in literature.
- E. It is used chiefly as a tool for interpreting poetry.
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Correct answer: A. A, B and C only
Explanation
Bakhtin's Rabelais and His World (1965): carnival laughter inverts hierarchies and mocks seriousness. Bakhtin applies it chiefly to the novel.
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