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...
Main Author: | Rüegg, Madeline (auth) |
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Format: | eBook |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2019
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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