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

Madeline Rüegg

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2019

The Patient Griselda Myth

Looking at Late Medieval and Early Modern European Literature

Madeline Rüegg
Funded by: European Research Council (ERC)

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110628715

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About this book

From the 14th until the 19th century the last novella of Boccaccio’s Decameron, also known as the Griselda story, has been translated and adapted countless times in many European languages. This story’s success can be explained by considering it a myth and analysing how this myth engages with contemporary discourses, such as the definition of the ideal wife, the querelle des femmes, the socio-political consequences of social exogamy, and tyranny.

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Madeline Rüegg, Free University of Berlin, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Part I: Griselda—From ambiguous fictive character to the embodiment of various ideals Open Access Download PDF	37
Part II: The socio-political implications of social exogamy Open Access Download PDF	215
Part III: The state-as-household metaphor and tyranny in the patient Griselda myth, between political criticism and literary convention as propaganda Open Access Download PDF	293
Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	379
Work Cited Open Access Download PDF	385
Index Open Access Download PDF	407

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Literaturwissenschaftler (Anglistik, Romanistik, Germanistik); Mentalitäts-Historiker
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 408
Keywords: Griselda; Early Modern Literature; Querelle des femmes; Literary Myth

eBook

Published: June 4, 2019
ISBN: 9783110628715

Hardcover

Published: June 4, 2019
ISBN: 9783110628708