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Which period spans the Old English / Anglo-Saxon literature?
Ac.450-1066
Bc.1066-1485
Cc.1500-1660
Dc.1660-1700
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. c.450-1066
1. Anglo-Saxon literature runs from Anglo-Saxon migrations to the Norman Conquest (1066).
2. Beowulf is its single most canonical work.
3. The brief names 'Anglo-Saxon' as a period in the History bucket.
_Source: Coverage brief — Literary History bucket — "Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Restoration, Enlightenment, Modernism, Postmodernism"_
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