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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Some parts were hilarious once you wade through the language.