Villon, François b. 1431

Complete works by François Villon ( Book )
12 editions published between 1960 and 1964 in English and French and held by 1,077 libraries worldwide

The poems of François Villon by François Villon ( Book )
50 editions published between 1913 and 2001 in 4 languages and held by 1,069 libraries worldwide

Oeuvres by François Villon ( Book )
252 editions published between 1532 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,061 libraries worldwide

The testaments of Francois Villon by François Villon ( Book )
29 editions published between 1924 and 1947 in English and held by 928 libraries worldwide

Poems by François Villon ( Book )
38 editions published between 1900 and 1992 in 4 languages and held by 553 libraries worldwide

Le testament Villon by François Villon ( Book )
235 editions published between 1489 and 2007 in 18 languages and held by 521 libraries worldwide

François Villon, un tableau synoptique de la vie et des oeuvres de Villon et des événements artistiques, littéraires et historiques du XVe siècle by François Villon ( Book )
77 editions published between 1911 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 431 libraries worldwide

Œuvres complètes de François Villon by François Villon ( Book )
73 editions published between 1800 and 1975 in 4 languages and held by 360 libraries worldwide

Complete poems by François Villon ( Book )
11 editions published between 1968 and 1994 in English and French and held by 337 libraries worldwide
Francois Villon was the last of the great medieval poets, as important in his own, more limited, sphere as Chaucer or Dante. His fame surpasses that of any other medieval French lyricist in spite of the modest quantity, uneven quality, and often repellent subject-matter of his work. His poems are largely autobiographical, and are rich in their descriptions of thefts, fights, nocturnal prowling, imprisonment, and exile. However, as Barbara Sargent-Baur points out, when Villon's work is good, it is very good, indeed unforgettable. His two major works are the Lais, a series of bequests in anticipation of his prudent departure from Paris, and Testament, which is about his primary topic, himself. There have been many translations of Villon's work into many languages, including English, but this is the first edition of the whole of the corpus utilizing a re-reading of all the manuscript sources and presenting for each poem a single-source text with all emendations accounted for. It is also the first annotated English version based on the best-text principle and respecting both Villon's meaning and his metrics. A modern edition of the French texts is presented beside the English on facing pages. In an extensive commentary, Sargent-Baur identifies the poet's literary and historical allusions, as well as place-names, legatees, and biographical data.

Trois ballades de François Villon by Claude Debussy ( )
53 editions published between 1900 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 313 libraries worldwide