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Title: The Poems of Francois Villon by Galway Kinnell ISBN: 0-87451-236-0 Publisher: University Press of New England Pub. Date: 15 June, 1982 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Summary: Villon
Comment: I have always found Villon to be one of the most overlooked poets in history. In fact, it is likely that the casual reader would have heard only one line of his: "But where are the snows of yester-year?" There is more to Villon, however, than that. I have yet to decide if his life or his writings is more interesting. Breaking many rules of poetry, such as in "III - Ballade (of Small Talk)" in which all but one line starts with "I know," Villon broke as many rules in life. In 1455 he killed a priest and fled the country, where he was charged in multiple robberies, imprisoned, and condemned to be hanged. Mostly because the charges of murder were dropped in the name of self-defense, he was merely banished, whereafter history never sees him again. His way of living was his way of writing: he held nothing back. This earned him the title of "the Vagabond King," while inspiring such lines as "I know all, save myself." The lines I find most striking are from "The Testament" in which Villon is looking for "those laughing comrades that I was with in former days," only to find that "Some are dead and stiff--/nothing now remains of them;/may they find peace in Paradise,/and may God save the rest."
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Title: Danse Macabre: Francois Villon: Poetry & Murder in Medieval Paris by Aubrey Burl ISBN: 0750921773 Publisher: Sutton Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Francois Villon's The Legacy & The Testament by Francois Villon, Louis Simpson, Louis Aston Marantz Simpson ISBN: 1885266995 Publisher: Story Line Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title:Bootleg Series 6: Concert at Philharmonic Hall ASIN: B0000DG069 Publisher: Sony Pub. Date: 30 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $21.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.99 |
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