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British Literary Timeline

What are the 5 ages of English literature?
The history of English Literature is spread over different eras including Old English or Anglo-Saxon, The Renaissance, the Victorian Era, the Modern Era, Postmodern era, amongst others.
How old is British literature?
Old English literature (c. 450–106.
6) Old English literature, or Anglo-Saxon literature, encompasses the surviving literature written in Old English in Anglo-Saxon England, in the period after the settlement of the Saxons and other Germanic tribes in England (Jutes and the Angles) c.
What is the history of English literature?
The earliest written work that is generally considered English literature is the poem Beowulf, making English literature more than a thousand years old.
Some major periods of English literature include: Old English (700-1150 CE), mostly anonymous writers.
Middle English (1150-1485), including Geoffrey Chaucer.
The period from 1901-1939 is often referred to as the Modernist Period.
The Victorian Period ended with the death of Queen Victoria and a change in the political stability that her rule had guaranteed.

A Brief Overview of British Literary Periods

Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period (450–1066)
Middle English Period (1066–1500)
The Renaissance (1500–1660)
The Neoclassical Period (1600–1785)
The Romantic Period (1785–1832)
The Victorian Period (1832–1901)
The Edwardian Period (1901–1914)
The Georgian Period (1910–1936)

What are the 5 ages of English literature?