L’Estoire de Griseldis

"L'Estoire de Griseldis" is a French literary work that tells the story of Griselda, a character renowned for her patience and obedience as a wife in medieval and Renaissance Europe. The tale was popularized by Giovanni Boccaccio in his Decameron, and later translated into Latin by Petrarch. Geoffrey Chaucer adapted Petrarch's version for his "The Clerk's Tale" in the Canterbury Tales.1

The narrative follows the Marquis of Saluzzo, who chooses Griselda from the peasantry as his wife. To test her devotion, he subjects her to severe trials, including pretending to kill their children and casting her aside. Griselda endures these hardships with unwavering patience and fidelity, ultimately leading the Marquis to relent and restore her to her home and children. The story has also been adapted by playwrights such as Thomas Dekker.1