what does this phrase mean?

[Torrance88]

The rules of quotidian face-to-face life are suspended or even inverted in a carnivalesque of norms.

This is not for an English assignment or anything of that sort, it's just a curious phrase I came upon. I mainly have a problem with the understanding of 'a carnivalesque of norms' and the relation with of that group of words with the first part of the phrase.

[susiedqq]

Is this a play or movie review?

The rules of quotidian face-to-face life are suspended or even inverted in a carnivalesque of norms.

bascially means:

The norms of everyday life get turned upside down when put into a setting where humor and chaos are the norm.

[Tdol]

What was the context?

'Carnivalesque' has associations with the Feast of Fools, where power roles were temporarily reversed, so whatever the sentence refers to would have a similar re-ordering of the normal social roles. Does this help?

[Torrance88]

What was the context?

'Carnivalesque' has associations with the Feast of Fools, where power roles were temporarily reversed, so whatever the sentence refers to would have a similar re-ordering of the normal social roles. Does this help?

Like in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Yes, I get it now. Talk about throwing a lot of difficult words into one sentence. It's chinese water torture for non-native speakers.

thx for the help.