About the Author

Peter Dale was born in Addleston, Surrey, and worked as a secondary school teacher before becoming a freelance writer in 1993. He was co-editor of the poetry journal 'Agenda' for many years. Well known for his translations of Dante's 'Divine Comedy' and the poems of Jules Laforgue, he is also an accomplished poet in his own right. His selected poems, 'Edge to Edge', was published in 1997.

Reviews

'One despaired of ever finding anyone to "capture" [Villon] in English. But it's been done. Here it is. Hats off' - Lawrence Durrell'The modernity of Francois Villon as well as the permanency of his genius have found in Peter Dale their best interpreter' - Louis Bonnerot