The English poet Geoffrey Chaucer is the subject of G. K. Chesterton's critical study, "Chaucer."
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Chaucer translated Boethius's THE CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY into English.
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Son of a prosperous wine merchant, Chaucer grew up helping his father in the business that made his family part of the increasing English middle class. In his teens, Chaucer became a page in the household of one of the sons of Edward III--a post that would affect the remainder of his life, which he spent as part of the circle of friends of the various reigning monarchs. His wife was a member of this aristocracy who held her own post at court. Chaucer fought in the king's army and served as diplo more...
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c. 1343 London, Southern England, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, British Isles, Western Europe,
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I've found, like many before me, that Chaucer has many delightful little works within a work here. I thank him for popularizing English, as I did not complete my training in Latin. You will be using such foul and blasphemous language as "By God's Blood and Bones" for many weeks upon completing this book. My favorite tale is the Miller's; that naughty Allison and her nether eye....