The Modern Griselda is a novel by Maria Edgeworth from 1804. Patient Griselda is one of a group of historical or legendary dinner-party guests in Caryl Churchill's 1982 play Top Girls.
Griselda is a figure from certain folklores whose name is eponymous for patience and obedience. In the tale as written by Giovanni Boccaccio, Griselda marries Gualtieri, the Marquis of Saluzzo. He tests her by declaring that their first child-a daughter-must be put to death, likewise their second child-a son. Griselda obediently gives up both of them without protest, while Gualtieri secretly sends them away to Bologna to be raised rather than killed.
- ISBN10 1519701713
- ISBN13 9781519701718
- Publish Date 5 December 2015 (first published 10 January 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 May 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 56
- Language English