Product Description

Francois Villon was born in Paris in 1431. His life was blighted by destitution and ill health, robbery and murder, torture and exile. While we do not know what became of Villon after his 32nd year, the poems he produced in just six years capture in forceful, intelligent and candid verse the low and high life of Paris. They constitute a body of work with few rivals in the literature of his own country or in that of any other. Peter Dale has revised his translations for this new edition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #313794 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
'One despaired of ever finding anyone to "capture" [Villon] in English. But it's been done. Here it is. Hats off' - Lawrence Durrell'The modernity of Francois Villon as well as the permanency of his genius have found in Peter Dale their best interpreter' - Louis Bonnerot

About the Author
Peter Dale was born in Addleston, Surrey, and worked as a secondary school teacher before becoming a freelance writer in 1993. He was co-editor of the poetry journal 'Agenda' for many years. Well known for his translations of Dante's 'Divine Comedy' and the poems of Jules Laforgue, he is also an accomplished poet in his own right. His selected poems, 'Edge to Edge', was published in 1997.