Les Oeuvres de Françoys Villon: Les Lais, Le Testament, Poesies Diverses, Le Jargon (Les Ballades en Jargon Jobelin)

Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1945. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. François Villon (c.1431-1463) was a well-known French poet of the Middle Ages. He was also known for being involved in criminal behavior, including a stabbing death. Much of his poetry, such as Le Testament, deals with these personal incidents. This publication contains Le Testament, other poems, and ballades in Jargon Jobelin, known as the thieves argot. Small octavo. Rose-colored paper wrappers, with title in black to front wrapper and spine. Pages are bright and clean. Printed from the works of François Villon, edited by Auguste Longon and published by Jean Longnon by the Cité des Livres, Paris, 1926. 153 pages. FRLANG/022224.