Elizabeth I translated the entire work in less than 72 hours. Robert E Kibler, PhD English and Humanities Valley City State University [log in to unmask] 701-845-7108 ----------------------------------------------- "Pay no attention to names. Investigate into the reasons things are as they are." Chu Hsi, The Great Synthesis, 3:27b >>> Jonathan Morse <[log in to unmask]> 06/03 4:58 AM >>> I should have identified Chaucer as the poet who translated the _Consolation of Philosophy_ into _Middle_ English. It was translated into Old English by another notable: Alfred the Great. Jonathan Morse