Griselidis
E1002978
Griselidis is a classic European folktale, popularized by Charles Perrault, about a long-suffering, patient wife tested to extremes by her husband.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Griselidis canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folktale
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Charles Perrault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonist | her husband ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Griselidis (character)
NERFINISHED
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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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