VILLON'S BALLADE FOR JEHAN COTART: IMPLICATIONS OF A POETICS OF WATER AND WINE.

Discusses the so-called 'ballade et oroison' for Jehan Cotart by the French poet François Villon. Role of Cotart as Thibaut d'Aussigny's adversary; Significance of drinking and drunkenness in the 'Testament' as a whole; Ballad's burlesque tone; Depiction of water and wine in two ballades other than Cotart's; Argument that the consumption and enjoyment of divine wine even in excess are the purpose of its production.