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“The principle of laughter and the carnival spirit on which the grotesque is based destroys this limited seriousness and all pretense of an extratemporal meaning and unconditional value of necessity. It frees human consciousness, thought, and imagination for new potentialities. For this reason, great changes, even in the field of science, are always preceded by a certain carnival consciousness that prepares the way.”

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Mikhail Bakhtin
Mikhail Bakhtin

Mikhail Bakhtin was a Russian philosopher, cultural theorist, and critic, born on November 17, 1895, and died on March 7, 1975. He is renowned for his profound insights into language, literature, and culture, particularly his research on the carnival, folk tale, and dialogic theory. more

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