Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 16890
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Brownlee , Kevin.
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  • Title: Commentary and the Rhetoric of Exemplarity: Griseldis in Petrarch, Philippe de Mezieres, and the "Estoire" [The story of patient Griselda was retold throughout the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in different languages; in each treatment of the story, authors see Griselda as an exemplary figure, but they disagree on what exactly she exemplifies. Petrarch portrays Griselda’s submission to her husband figuratively (she represents a Christian’s submission to God). For Philippe, Griselda’s story has both figurative and literal meanings. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: South Atlantic Quarterly 91, 4 (Fall 1992): Pages 865 - 890.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Allegory Estoire de Griseldis en Rimes et Par Personnages, Play Exempla, Literary Genre Griselda (Literary Figure) Literature- Prose Literature- Verse Petrarca, Francesco, Poet- Letters Philippe de Mezieres, Author- Livre De La Vertu Du Sacrement De Maria
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  • Geographic Area: France;Italy
  • Century: 14- 15
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  • Year of Publication: 1992.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00382876