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Villon Francois
(1431–after 1463)

Medieval French poet whose vagabond life as a thief inspired vivid poetic descriptions of his confrontation with death and poverty that helped to form the foundation of modern French poetry and provided a scurrilous example to generations of outlaws poets. Most of what we know about Villon's life is gleaned from legal records and his own,... More...

France, 1946, Francois Vilon