The History of Patient Grisel, 1619

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The History of Patient Grisel, 1619

EN·~1 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total
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THE ANCIENT TRUE AND ADMIRABLE HISTORY OF PATIENT GRISEL, A POORE MANS DAUGHTER IN FRANCE: SHEWING How Maides, By Her Example, In Their Good Behaviour May Marrie Rich Husbands; And Likewise Wives By Their Patience And Obedience May Gaine Much Glorie.

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Chap. I. How the Marquesse of Saluss passed the time of his youth without any desire of mariage, till he was requested by the faire entreatie of a favorite, and other gentlemen, to affect a wife, both for the good of the country and the honour of himselfe; with his answer to the same.

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Chap. II. How, after all this great preparation, the Marquesse of Saluss demanded Grisell of her poore father Janicola; and, espousing her, made her Marchionesse of Saluss.

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Chap. III. How the Marquesse and Grisel were married together.

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Chap. IV. How the lady Grisel was proved by her husband, who thus made triall of her patience.

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Chap. V. The Marquesse sent a varlet for his daughter; but privately disposed of her with his sister, the Dutchesse of Bologna de Grace, who brought her up in all things befitting the childe of so great a person.

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Chap. VI. The Marquesse, not contented with this proofe, tooke away also her sonne, in which adversity (with other additions) she shewed an extraordinary patience.

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Chap. VII. The Marquesse, resolute to prove his wife further, sendeth for his son, and disposeth of him as he had done of his daughter.

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Chap. IX. The Marquesse, to try his lady further, made her beleeve hee would marry another wife.

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Chap. VIII. How the patient Grisel was disrobed of her apparell, and restored all she had (except one poore smocke) to the Marquesse.

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Description

The opening of this work offers a lively guide to one of medieval literature’s most enduring legends—the patient Griselda. It traces how the story migrated from an anonymous Italian source into the hands of Boccaccio, Petrarch, and Chaucer, and later into popular ballads and cheap chapbooks. By sketching the literary trail, the introduction shows how each writer reshaped the tale to fit his own audience, while keeping the core image of a woman tested by extreme obedience.

Beyond the historical tour, the editor turns to the story’s central theme: the paradox of patience under cruelty. He explains how medieval writers treated the marquis not as a villain but as a catalyst for Griselda’s quiet heroism, and why modern readers might find the dynamics unsettling. Listeners will gain a clear sense of the tale’s moral focus and the scholarly perspective that frames the text, preparing them to appreciate the narrative’s subtle power without revealing the later twists of the plot.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (76K characters)

Series

Chap-books and folk-lore tracts ... First series. Vol. 4 (of 5)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, hekula03, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive

Release date

2019-09-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Griselda (Legendary character)