Griselidis

E1002978

Griselidis is a classic European folktale, popularized by Charles Perrault, about a long-suffering, patient wife tested to extremes by her husband.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folktale
literary character
adaptedBy Charles Perrault NERFINISHED
antagonist her husband
associatedWithRegion France NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Griselidis (character) NERFINISHED
Marquis of Saluzzo NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Griselda NERFINISHED
Patient Griselda NERFINISHED
hasCharacterRole long-suffering wife
hasCharacterTrait humility
obedience
patience
hasCulturalOrigin European folklore
hasGenre fairy tale
folktale
moral tale
hasMoral ideal of absolute patience and obedience in a wife
virtue is rewarded after suffering
hasMotif apparent loss of children
feigned repudiation of wife
husband tests wife
restoration and recognition
hasOrigin Europe NERFINISHED
hasReception often criticized in modern times for endorsing extreme female submission
hasTheme cruel testing
marital fidelity
patience
power imbalance in marriage
wifely obedience
hasTitle Griselidis NERFINISHED
includedInWork Histoires ou contes du temps passé NERFINISHED
influencedBy medieval European narrative traditions
languageOfPopularVersion French
narrativeType frame-tale adaptation
plotSummary A poor but virtuous woman is married by a nobleman who subjects her to extreme tests of obedience and patience, which she endures without complaint.
popularizedBy Charles Perrault NERFINISHED
protagonist Griselidis (character) NERFINISHED
relatedAuthor Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED
Giovanni Boccaccio NERFINISHED
relatedWork The Clerk's Tale NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfPopularization late 17th century

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Tales of Mother Goose hasPart Griselidis