Chanticleer and the Fox it clear that its inspiration was Edmond Rostand's drama "Chantecler" about a cock that believed the sun would not rise unless it crowed first. Several other works claim to be inspired by Chaucer's tale but, like Rostand's play and the 1990 cartoon feature film Rock-a-Doodle based on it, have little connection with the original Renart Cycle version beyond using the name Chanticleer, or variants of it. Chanticleer and the Fox Chanticleer and the Fox is a fable that dates from the Middle Ages. Though it can be compared to Aesop's fable of The Fox and the Crow, it is of
The Escaped Cock This projected Lahr edition failed to appear and the first English edition was eventually published by Martin Secker in September 1931 as "The Man Who Died", a title never approved by the author. The work was illustrated with wood-engravings by John Farleigh. The story is a recasting of the resurrection of Christ narrated in the New Testament. The man who survives his crucifixion comes to celebrate his bodily existence and sensuality. Lawrence himself summarized "The Escaped Cock" in a letter to Brewster (May 3, 1927): Lawrence's handwritten manuscript for "The Escaped Cock" is part of the permanent collection at Salisbury