Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
François Villon

Born: April 1, 1431
Died: 1463 (aged 31)
Bio: François Villon, born in Paris in 1431 and disappeared from view in 1463, is the best known French poet of the late Middle Ages.
Known for:
- Le Testament (1461)
- Poems of François Villon
- The Legacy: & The Testament
- The Testament and Other Poems
- Ballade des dames du temps jadis