The clerk's tale /
In this Canterbury Tale, the Clerk tells how Griselda's husband subjects her to various cruelties, including the feigned murder of her children and his intended divorce and remarriage, in order to test her love and patience. Griselda bears his cruelty to the end, when her children are finally...
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| Format: | Cassette Audio Book |
| Language: | English, Middle (1100-1500) |
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Hudson, Quebec, Canada :
Golden Clarion Literary Services,
1980.
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| Summary: | In this Canterbury Tale, the Clerk tells how Griselda's husband subjects her to various cruelties, including the feigned murder of her children and his intended divorce and remarriage, in order to test her love and patience. Griselda bears his cruelty to the end, when her children are finally restored to her and her husband again accepts her as his wife. Wives are urged to show more independent spirits in the face of stupid, cruel or stubborn husbands. |
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| Item Description: | Edition recorded : Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1957 (F.N. Robinson). Read in Middle English by Paul Piehler. Golden Clarion Recordings: 19 Clt. Sound recording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 sound cassette (82 min.) : analog. |