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VILLON'S LAST WILL
LANGUAGE AND AUTHORITY IN THE TESTAMENT |
| By: |
Tony Hunt |
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Hardback |
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£34.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198159145 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198159148 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 1996 |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Language: |
English, French |
| Description: |
The Testament has been avidly exploited by historians of the 15th century, but there have been few attempts to show why it is interesting as literature. Tony Hunt concentrates exclusively on the textual strategies of the work, in particular with rhetorical techniques involving dialogue and irony. The Testament is viewed as ironic from start to finish and the main objects of the irony are identified as language and authority. The dissolution ofmeaning , authority, and even authorial identity are seen to be the principal results of the poet's rhetoric. |
| Synopsis: |
Villon studies have traditionally emphasized the documentary and didactic value of the Testament, concentrating on problems of historical referentiality. It is assumed that the work has a significant autobiographical element and that it has much to tell us about life in fifteenth-century Paris. The Testament has thus been avidly exploited by historians of the period and its interest as a document is well-established. Tony Hunt's present study concentrates exclusively on the textual strategies of the Testament, in particular on rhetorical techniques involving dialogue and irony. Villon's Last Will views the Testament as ironic from start to finish, and the main objects of the irony are identified as language and authority. The dissolution of meaning, authority, and even authorial identity are seen to be the principal results of the poet's rhetoric. Tony Hunt's close reading of the text has produced a lively and well-informed commentary, full of fresh insights. |
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UK |
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Clarendon Press |
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