Alfredian Translations & Writings 1 Gregory the Great (540-604): Cura Pastoralis & Dialogues Gregory the Great (540-604): Cura Pastoralis & Dialogues Boethius (480- 524): De consolatio Philosophiae (later also translated by Chaucer and Elizabeth I) Boethius (480- 524): De consolatio Philosophiae (later also translated by Chaucer and Elizabeth I) St.