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Griselda (grĭzĕl`də), long-suffering heroine of medieval story, whose husband subjects her to numerous trials in order to test her devotion. The story originated in a widespread W European folktale patterned in part upon the story of Cupid and Psyche. The tale of Griselda was used by Boccaccio in the Decameron, by Petrarch, by Chaucer in the "Clerk's Tale," and by Thomas Dekker in the comedy Patient Grissell. Griselda endures husband’s cruelty nobly. [Br. Lit.: Canterbury Tales, “Clerk’s Tale”; Ital. Lit.: Decameron, “Dineo’s Tale of Griselda”] See : Longsuffering Griselda lady immortalized for patience and wifely obedience. [Br. Lit.: Canterbury Tales, “Clerk of Oxenford’s Tale”] See : Patience How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Clinical Instructor, Physician Assistant Studies Program; Griselda Cossio. And the relationship between ten-year-old Griselda and her one-hundred-and-ten-year-old great-grandmother is almost unbearably poignant in the unforgettable "And I Dance Mine Own Child. Gabriela Aviles, * Maria Valeria Paz, * Griselda Rangeon, ([dagger]) Marie Y. |
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