chaucer’s craft in telling philosophical lessons in “the manciple’s tale”

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1、Chaucer’sCraftinTellingPhilosophicalLessonsin“TheManciple’sTale”　　云南大?W滇池学院外国语学院　　【Abstract】“TheManciple’sTale”isabeastfable.Chaucerisageniusbothindesigningcreativeplotsandteachingphilosophicallessonsinthisbeastfable.ChaucerarrangestheMancipletotellthestoryandtheMa

2、ncipleletstheanimalstellthetruth.Chaucercombinestwophilosophicallessonsandhiscreativeplottogetherperfectly.　　【KeyWords】TheManciple’sTale；twophilosophicallessons；creativeplot　　“TheManciple’sTale”inTheCanterburyTalesistoldbyaMancipleaccordingtoChaucer’sarrangement.It

3、tellsanoldstoryaboutwhythecrowcriesandbecomesblack.Phoebus，averycapableandhandsomeGod，loveshiswife.Hehasasnow-whitecrowanditcanspeakwell.Oneday，thecrowtellsPhoebusthatitwitnesseshiswifemakinglovetoanothermanoflittlereputation.Phoebuskillshiswifeangrilyandpunishesth

4、ecrowbytakingitssongandwhitefeathersaway.Fromthatmomenton，allcrowsareblackandcannotsing.Thisisabeastfable.ChaucerarrangestheMancipletotellthestoryandtheMancipleletstheanimals（thecrow，thebirds，thecatandtheshe-wolf）tellthetruth.Chaucercombinestwophilosophicallessonsa

5、ndhiscreativeplottogetherperfectly.　　Thefirstphilosophicallessonisthateveryoneintheworldshouldobeytheprinciplesofthenature.Chaucerusesanimals’behaviorstoexplainhumanbeings’behaviors.ThenthereaderunderstandsbetterPhoebus’wife’sbehavior.Infrontofagoldencagewith“theda

6、intiesfoodanddrink”and“arough，coldforest”withmiserablefood，anybirdwithoutadoubtwouldratherchoosethelatter.Thereasonisthattoflyfreelyisthebirds’nature.Chaucerwritesacatwouldratherchaseamousethaneatthepreparedmilkandmeat，becausechasingmouseisallcats’bornnature；ashe-w

7、olfpreferstaking“theonewiththeworstreputation”tosatisfyherlusttowaitingforawolfwithgoodreputationbecauseit’shernaturetosatisfyherlust.Asanaturalcreature，likethebird，thecatandtheshe-wolf，sheneedslibertyandsexualsatisfaction.Fromthisperspective，thewife’sbehavioriseas

8、ilyunderstood.Although“Phoebuswasjealousandeagertokeephertohimself”，sheismoreeagertoescapeandtochaseherliberty.Allherbehaviorillustratesthat“nomo