The Patient Griselda Myth : Looking at Late Medieval and Early Modern European Literature

The Patient Griselda myth tells the story of a marquis who is reluctant to get married, but, under pressure from his subjects, agrees to take a wife and chooses a poor young country girl for her virtues. Once married, he doubts his wife's per-fection and therefore tests her for more than ten ye...

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Main Author: Rüegg, Madeline (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2019
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