Poetic relationships in the fifteenth century: García de Pedraza, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and courtly games

Abstract

This article focuses on the dezir ID2431 “Buen senyor Diego Furtado” (SA7-39) by García de Pedraza, a little-known cancionero author with only fourteen surviving poems, all of which are unique to the Cancionero de Palacio (c. 1441-1445). This composition is not only an interesting and original witness to the courtly games of the fifteenth century, but also a valuable source of information about the writer and his addressee, the poet Diego Hurtado de Mendoza. Studying a text of this kind may throw light on its author’s biography, his literary connections or the circles in which he moved. That is the case with this poem: its rubric (Dezir. Garçía de Pedraza a Diego Furtado de Mendoza), its subject matter and its position in the anthology reveal a clear association between the poets and important clues to their identities.