The Patient Griselda Myth

Looking at Late Medieval and Early Modern European Literature
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-11-062870-8
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 719 g

From the 14th until the 19th century the last novella of Boccaccio’s , 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 , the socio-political consequences of social exogamy, and tyranny.

Zielgruppe

Literaturwissenschaftler (Anglistik, Romanistik, Germanistik); Me / Academics (Literary Studies, Drama Studies, Reception Studies, Wo

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rüegg, Madeline

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur

Über Autor(innen)

Madeline Rüegg, Freie Universität Berlin.

Madeline Rüegg, Free University of Berlin, Germany.