超越的可能:作为知识分子的乔叟

introduction the problem and the possibility
　chaucer as an intellectual man: a review
　possibility of chaucer as an intellectual
　the layout of the book
chapter one counselor or critic?
　court poet as prince-pleaser, counselor, or critic?
　chaucer's counseling: the tale of melihee
　between counsel and critique: mirror for prince
chapter two chaucer as a social commentator
　chaucer's position: in and on the society
　writing as social practice: the nun's priest's tale
　women in chaucer's society: criseydo and wife of bath
　portraying of clerics: prioress, pardoner, and parson
chapter three entertainer, edifier and enlightener
　the role of enlightener: authority negotiated