The Testament and Other Poems: New Translation
$26.55
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
20 April 2023
Summary
Only edition in print
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 hist…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847498991 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 184749899X |
| Author: | François Villon, Anthony Mortimer |
| Publisher: | Alma Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Alma Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 20 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
“Technically, the translation is brilliant … While staying close to Villon’s meaning, sensitive both to the learned allusions and to the colloquial quips, Mortimer has found a way of speaking to us today, of revealing the depth of suffering known by those who no longer belong to any place” –TLS
“These are truly wonderful translations, fluent, musical, technically brilliant - could there be a better Villon in English?” –John Banville
François Villon
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.
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