The Poems of Francois Villon by François Villon

François Villon (in modern French, pronounced [fʁɑ̃swa vijɔ̃]; in fifteenth-century French, [frɑnswɛ viˈlɔn]) born in Paris in 1431 and disappeared from view in 1463, is the best known French poet of the late Middle Ages. A ne'er-do-well who was involved in criminal behavior and got into numerous scrapes with authorities, Villon wrote about some of these experiences in his poems. - Wikipedia

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  1. - 13th on Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Raymond Queneau)
  2. - The Graphic Canon (Book)