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Griselda

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Griselda , long-suffering heroine of medieval story, whose husband subjects her to numerous trials in order to test her devotion. The story originated in a widespread W European folktale patterned in part upon the story of Cupid and Psyche. The tale of Griselda was used by Boccaccio in the Decameron, by Petrarch, by Chaucer in the "Clerk's Tale," and by Thomas Dekker in the comedy Patient Grissell.

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Griselda

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Griselda ♀ Of uncertain origin, possibly from a Germanic name derived from gris ‘grey’ + hild ‘battle’. It became popular in the Middle Ages with reference to the tale of ‘patient Griselda’ (told by Boccaccio and Chaucer), who was taken as a model of the patient, long-suffering wife.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Griselda." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Griselda.html

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Griselda

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Griselda the heroine of Chaucer's Clerk's Tale, the model of a patient wife who is persecuted and ultimately apparently rejected by her husband. The story comes from Boccaccio.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Griselda." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Griselda." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Griselda.html

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Griselda

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Griselda, the type of long-suffering female fortitude; see Patient Griselda.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Griselda." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Griselda." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Griselda.html

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Griselda

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Griselda •bedder, cheddar, Edda, Enzedder, header, Kedah, shedder, shredder, spreader, tedder, threader, treader, Vedda •elder, Griselda, welder, Zelda •addenda, agenda, amender, ascender, attender, bender, blender, Brenda, contender, corrigenda, descender, engender, extender, fazenda, fender, gender, Glenda, Gwenda, hacienda, Länder, lender, mender, offender, pudenda, recommender, referenda, render, sender, slender, spender, splendour (US splendor), surrender, suspender, tender, Venda, weekender, Wenda •parascender • bartender •homesteader • newsvendor •spot-welder •abrader, Ada, blockader, crusader, dissuader, evader, fader, grader, Grenada, invader, masquerader, Nader, parader, persuader, raider, Rigveda, Seder, serenader, trader, upgrader, Veda, wader •attainder, remainder •rollerblader •Aïda, bleeder, Breda, breeder, cedar, conceder, corrida, Derrida, Elfreda, Etheldreda, feeder, follow-my-leader, interceder, interpleader, kneader, leader, Leda, Lieder, misleader, pleader, reader, seceder, seeder, speeder, stampeder, succeeder, weeder •fielder, midfielder, wielder, yielder •outfielder • bandleader • ringleader •cheerleader • copyreader •mind-reader • sight-reader •stockbreeder • proofreader •newsreader

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Griselda Magazine article from: Modern Brewery Age; 3/1/2007
	Controlling clothes, manipulating mates: Petruchio's Griselda.(Taming of the... Magazine article from: Shakespeare Studies; 1/1/2001
	It's a room with a mew at Griselda's little pad. Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 4/14/2000