Dec 29, 2009

The Great Testament | The Great Testament

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Author: François de Montcorbier
First Published: 1489
Type of Work: Poetry
Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
Subjects: France or French people, Crime or criminals, Poetry or poets, Paris, Death or dying, Fifteenth century, Middle Ages

Critical Evaluation:

François Villon was a poet of the first order. In his themes and poetic forms, his poetry is characteristically medieval, although many critics consider that the personal element in his poetry gives it a timeless quality. In The Great Testament, Villon’s art reaches its full maturity. His mastery of conventional medieval versification is evident in the use of complex rhyme schemes and verse forms that include the ballade, the rondeau, and the octave (an eight-line stanza). Octaves form the central body of the poem. The ballade, which demands...

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The Great Testament | The Great Testament

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