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...
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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, presented here in a new translation and with an introduction by John Banville The Testament and Other Poems -- The Legacy -- The Testament -- Miscellaneous Poems -- Note on the Text -- Notes -- Extra Material -- François Villon's Life -- François Villon's Audience -- The Legacy -- The Testament -- Miscellaneous Poems -- Villon in English -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Names, Places and Texts -- Index of First Lines in French -- Index of First Lines in English -- Acknowledgements
