麒麟小说

THE TALE（第28页）

attheopeningofthestoryofcroesus，chaucerhascopiedfromhisowntranslationofboethius;butthestoryismainlytakenfromthe"romanceoftherose"

"thisreflection，"saystyrwhttt，"estedbyonewhichfollowssoonafterthementionofcroesusinthepassagejustcitedfromboethius。whatotherthingbewailthecryingsoftragediesbutonlythedeedsoffortune，thatwithanawkwardstroke，overturhtherealmsofgreatnobley?"—insomemanuscriptsthefour"tragedies"thatfollowareplacedbetweenthoseofzenobiaandnero;butalthoughthegeneralreflectionwithwhichthe"tragedy"ofcroesusclosesmightstappropriatelywindupthewholeseries，thegeneralchronologicalarrangementwhichisobservedintheothercasesremendstheorderfollowedinthetext。besides，since，likeseveralothertales，thenkstragedieswerecutshortbytheimpatienceoftheauditors，itisrenaturalthatthetaleshouldcloseabruptly，thanbysucharhetoricalfinishastheselinesafford。

pedrothecruel，kingofaragon，againstwhomhisbrotherhenryrebelled。hewasbyfalsepretencesinveigledintohisbrotherstent，andtreacherouslyslain。mrwrighthasremarkedthat"thecauseofpedro，thoughhewasnobetterthanacruelandrecklesstyrant，waspopularinenglandfromtheverycircumstancethatprinceedward（theblackprince）hadembarkedinit。"

nottheoliverofcharlemagne—butatraitorousoliverofarrica，corruptedbyabribe。ganilionwasthebetrayerofthechristianarmyatroncevalles（seenote9totheshipmanstale）;andhisnameappearstohavebeenforalongtimeusedinfrancetodenoteatraitor。duguesclin，whobetrayedpedrointohisbrotherstent，seemstobeintendedbytheterm"ganilionoliver，"butifso，chaucerhasmistakenhisname，whichwasbertrand—perhapsconfoundinghim，ests，witholiverduclisson，anotheril露striousbretonofthosetimes，whowasalsoconstableoffrance，afterduguesclin。thearmsofthelatteraresupposedtobedescribedalittleabove

pierrede露signan，kingofcyprus，whocapturedalexandriain1363（seenote6totheprologuetothetales）。hewasassassinatedin1369。

bernabovisconti，dukeofmilan，wasdeposedandimprisonedbyhisnephew，anddiedacaptivein1385。hisdeathisthelatesthistoricalfactmentionedinthetales;andthusitthrowsthedateoftheirpositiontoaboutthesixtiethyearofchaucersage。

thestoryofugolinoistoldinthe33rdcantoofthe"inferno。"