Question

True or False
English literature was a relatively recent development, as most literature during the old and early middle English periods were in Latin or French.

Answer 1

I believe it was true.

Answer 2

It is true.

English literature was a relatively recent development, as most literature during the old and early middle English periods were in Latin or French.

The first records of English literature come from the 8th century, before that the literature was in fact in Latin or French, and English as a language is also a derivative of those languages.