Jacme Scrivà was a

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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 ''

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'', ''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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'' that is actually by

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, ''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

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. 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 ''

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'' 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

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; 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 poets Occitan poets Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown French male poets Catalan-language writers