Jacques Yver
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Jacques Yver, seigneur de la Bigoterie and de Plaisance (c.1548 – 1571/72)[1] was a French writer of the Renaissance. His posthumous collection of tales mixed with verse, Le Printemps, enjoyed an important publishing success, with 33 editions published from 1572 to 1635.[1]
Yver was born in Niort.[1] His titles come from two small fiefs on the Sèvre river, near Niort.[1] He went to school in Poitiers where he studied law and frequented the literary circles of the day.[1] After trips to Italy and, perhaps, to the Rhine region, he returned home to find the region torn by the French Wars of Religion and appears to have joined the party of the "politiques".[1]
He appears to have been inspired by the translations of the stories of Matteo Bandello made by François de Belleforest to write his own work.[1]
