Fran?ois Villon (approximately 1431-1474) was a French poet at the end of the Middle Ages. Born in Paris, his life is unknown. It is said that he was accused of murder and theft, and his final whereabouts are unknown. He is known by later generations as the originator of modern "cursed poets" (poètes maudits). Villon was unknown during his lifetime. It was not until the poet Clément Marot edited and published his poems in the 16th century that Villon's name gradually entered the French literary canon.
Villon is best known for his poetry collections Le Lais (formerly known as Le Lais) and Le Testament (formerly known as Le Testament), and his famous poem Ballade des dames du (Ballade des dames du) The sentence in "temps jadis": "The snow was white last year, is it safe now?" (Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?), which is especially well-known.