The Testament and Other Poems: New Translation - Couverture souple

Villon, François

 
9781847498991: The Testament and Other Poems: New Translation
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 184749899X ISBN 13 : 9781847498991
Editeur : Alma Classics, 2023

Synopsis

The most celebrated of French medieval poets, François Villon makes poetry out the basest material the raw urban life of Paris with its petty officials, students, clergy, tradesmen, pimps, whores and thieves. Despite successful studies, the young Villon immersed himself in this world, embarking on a career of petty crime that brought him repeated imprisonment. Condemned to death, but then reprieved and banished from Paris, he disappears from history in 1463, leaving behind a legend of poète maudit that has never lost its fascination.

Violent, indignant, ribald and often brutally physical, Villon’s verse has a formidable satiric thrust, and yet it also encompasses passages of poignant nostalgia and haunting lyric expression, culminating in his digressive autobiographical masterpiece, The Testament, which counts among the most popular texts of French poetry.

It contains: The Legacy, The Testament, Miscellaneous Poems.

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À propos de l'auteur

Despite successful studies, the young Villon embarked on a career of petty crime that brought him repeated imprisonment. Condemned to death, but then reprieved and banished from Paris, he disappears from history in 1463, leaving behind a legend of poète maudit that has never lost its fascination.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Alma Classics
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
184749899X
ISBN 13 
9781847498991
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
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Personne responsable
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