{"product_id":"the-poetry-of-francois-villon-text-and-context-paperback-9780521024242","title":"The Poetry of François Villon; Text and Context (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521024242","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Poetry of François Villon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eText and Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaylor explores the work of François Villon and his relationship to his predecessors and contemporaries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJane H. M. Taylor (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521024242, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 February 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.387 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Taylor's exuberant verbal acrobatics are infectious and often convincing.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book casts new light on the life and work of François Villon, one of the most famous but least understood poets of the later Middle Ages. Traditionally Villon has been viewed by scholars as an alienated outsider in his own time, whose work was in many respects derivative and commonplace. Jane Taylor instead points to the flair and originality of Villon's poetry, and the urgency and brilliance of his poetic dialogue with his predecessors and contemporaries. Taylor describes Villon's literary milieu as marked by an enjoyment of debate and competition, and shows the prominent place that he occupied in that poetic landscape. She argues that Villon's contemporaries were accustomed to reading in depth and in detail: they would have recognized and appreciated the flamboyance with which Villon challenged commonplace or ideological preconception.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Painted eloquence and serious games\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Dancing in a maske': constructing identity in the Testament\u003cbr\u003e 3. Spoken by men of old: the Ballades du temps jadis\u003cbr\u003e 4. Love well weighed up: Villon's Belle Hëaulmiere\u003cbr\u003e 5. Keenness of observation: Les contredictz de Franc Gontier\u003cbr\u003e 6. The name of a man: La Ballade de la Grosse Margot\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pomegranates in flower: Ballade pour Robert d'Estouteville\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Too many Villons\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20poetry%20\u0026amp;%20poets%20%5BDSC%5D%22\"\u003eDSC\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005247836440,"sku":"9780521024242","price":30.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521024242i.jpg?v=1694963679","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-poetry-of-francois-villon-text-and-context-paperback-9780521024242","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}