Part I: Griselda—From ambiguous fictive character to the embodiment of various ideals

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments V
3. Contents VII
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Griselda—From ambiguous fictive character to the embodiment of various ideals 37
6. Part II: The socio-political implications of social exogamy 215
7. Part III: The state-as-household metaphor and tyranny in the patient Griselda myth, between political criticism and literary convention as propaganda 293
8. Conclusion 379
9. Work Cited 385
10. Index 407