Pere Tresfort was a minor
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poet of the early fifteenth century. Three of his poems are preserved in the
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and from their
rubric
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s it can be ascertained that Pere was a
notary
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His song "Ab fletxes d'aur untatz d'erb'amorosa" consists in one
decasyllabic
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stanza and a ''
tornada''. This theme was revisited at greater length by
Ausiàs March towards the end of the century. The ''
dansa'' "Jovencelhs qui no à.ymia" is written in praise of love. Pere's third song is "Gran carrech han huy tuyt l'om de paratge".
Sources
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Riquer, Martín de (1964). ''Història de la Literatura Catalana'', vol. 1. Barcelona: Edicions Ariel.
Incipitario di Pere Tresfortat the Repertorio informatizzato dell'antica letteratura catalana (RIALC)
Poets from Catalonia
Occitan-language Catalan writers
Year of death unknown
Year of birth unknown
Spanish male poets
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