Jaume Roig

Jaume Roig (early 15th century, València - April 1478, Benimàmet) was a doctor in the city of València and the author of Espill (Mirror), a work of medieval literature in the Valencian/Catalan language. Together with Ausiàs March, and Isabel de Villena, Jaume Roig is one of the three writers chosen by Henry W. Longfellow to summarise the literature of the 15th century in the Catalan language.

Family Jaume Roig's family was of Catalan origins from the city of València. His great-grandfather moved to València from Mataró and became a jurat, a member of the local government. and the University of Paris. To do so, the narrator provides examples of mundane women trying to harm male pilgrims, and particularly his own (fictional) experiences after several marriages. Some scholars believe the misogyny of the narrator should not be assumed to represent the views of the author.

It is a novel written in poetic form with a very short meter that has also attracted the interests of historians trying to get an insight of society, gender, and sexuality at the time.

In popular culture The singer Raimon turned a piece from Espill into music. This particular passage narrates the story of a Hostel in Paris where the guests are fed human flesh.