02419 am 22005053u 450 99630911890331620221027231301.03-11-062871-610.1515/9783110628715(CKB)4100000008351073(OAPEN)1005048(DE-B1597)503030(OCoLC)1105855028(DE-B1597)9783110628715(MiAaPQ)EBC6637498(Au-PeEL)EBL6637498(EXLCZ)99410000000835107320200406h20192019 fg enguuuuu---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Patient Griselda Myth Looking at Late Medieval and Early Modern European Literature /Madeline RüeggBerlin ;Boston :De Gruyter,[2019]©20191 online resource (408)3-11-062870-8 Frontmatter --Acknowledgments --Contents --Introduction --Part I: Griselda-From ambiguous fictive character to the embodiment of various ideals --Part II: The socio-political implications of social exogamy --Part III: The state-as-household metaphor and tyranny in the patient Griselda myth, between political criticism and literary convention as propaganda --Conclusion --Work Cited --IndexFrom 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.Literature & literary studiesbicsscEarly Modern Literature.Griselda.Literary Myth.Querelle des femmes.Literature & literary studies809.93351Rüegg Madelineauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut969787European Research Council,fndhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fndDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996309118903316The Patient Griselda Myth2203902UNISA