The Ballade des pendus, literally “ballad of the hanged”, also known as Epitaphe Villon or Frères humains, is the best-known poem by François Villon. Continue reading Ballade des pendus →

Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585)

Around mid-sixteenth century French poetry rejoined the humanistic tradition, and a number of ambitious young men congregated to form the Pleiades, consisting of seven members: . . . Continue reading Sonnet pour Hélène →