Jacme Scrivà was a Catalan

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and

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of the late fourteenth century. In contemporary documents Jacme's name is spelled ''Jacme Scriva'', without the accent. In modern Catalan orthography it is spelled ''Jaume Escrivà''. His surname means "

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". He is named as the composer of a French '' ballade'', ''Hoiés ores, mon Cuer, ce que vueil dire'', listed among the ''ballades'' of Oton de Granson in the

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. That same chansonnier attributes an

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'' canso'' that is actually by Uc de Saint Circ, ''Tres enemics e dos mals seignors ai''. The ascription in the same chansonnier of a song among Oton's may also be false. If the ascription is correct, it is probably to be connected with certain poetic contests being held in

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late in the fourteenth century, which were known in Catalonia according to certain letters regarding the foundation of the Consistori de Barcelona. Either way, the ascription shows Jacme Scrivà to have been famous enough in the years 1420–30, when the Vega-Aguiló was copied, to be credited with original compositions in more than one non-native tongue. The only known two pieces of Jacme's poetry in the

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are preserved in the Cançoner de Saragossa. ''En be fort punt suy entrat en la setla'' is a '' cobla esparsa'' about the poet's

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due to love. ''Pus que demendat m'avets'' is a lesson on the technical aspects of writing, addressed to a lady. In fact it is all erotic

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. A single ''

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'' from a lost poem of Jacme's is preserved in ''Lo conhort'' by Francesc Ferrer; it begins ''Amor, Amor, quisvulla us don lausor''.

References

* Riquer, Martí de (1964). ''Història de la Literatura Catalana'', vol. 1. Barcelona: Edicions Ariel.

External links

Incipitario di Jaume Escrivà
with links to edited original-language texts of his complete works {{DEFAULTSORT:Scriva, Jacme Poets from Catalonia French-language poets Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown Catalan-language poets