Abstract:François Villon's contemporary image comes from the late nineteenth century, when the medieval poet was elected by literary historiography as the creator of modern lyricism in France. But there are many evidences showing that Villon's testaments would belong to a genre of the medieval burlesque theatre called "dramatic monologue". These evidences can be divided into three different groups: the material evidences, such as the history of the transmission of his manuscripts and editions along with other burlesque… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.