English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over more than 1...

Old English literature refers to poetry (alliterative verse) and prose written in Old English in early medieval England, from the 7th century to the decades...

Indian English literature (IEL), also referred to as Indian Writing in English (IWE), is the body of work by writers in India who write in the English language...

The term Middle English literature refers to the literature written in the form of the English language known as Middle English, from the late 12th century...

many Romantic figures at this time as well. The Romantic movement in English literature of the early 19th century has its roots in 18th-century poetry, the...

1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively...

Canadian literature; numerous terms such as "English Literature Other than British and American", "New Literatures in English", "International Literature in...

This article is focused on English-language literature rather than the literature of England, so that it includes writers from Scotland, Wales, and the...

Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels...

The English Renaissance is different from the Italian Renaissance in several ways. The dominant art forms of the English Renaissance were literature and...

The Norton Anthology of English Literature is an anthology of English literature published by W. W. Norton & Company, one of several such compendiums....

in English (Welsh: Llenyddiaeth Gymreig yn Saesneg), (previously Anglo-Welsh literature) is a term used to describe works written in the English language...

Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition (also known as Senior AP English, AP Lit, APENG, or AP English IV) is a course and examination...

Pakistani English literature refers to English literature that has been developed and evolved in Pakistan, as well as by members of the Pakistani diaspora...

Bangladeshi English literature (BEL) refers to the body of literary work written in the English language in Bangladesh and the Bangladeshi diaspora. In...

Modernist literature originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is characterised by a self-conscious separation from traditional ways of...

progress, and English continues to be an official language of India. English is also widely used in media and literature, and the number of English language...

Mistress of English Literature (M.E.L.) was a master's degree in English—without ancient, modern, or foreign language requirements—conferred mostly at...

The Oxford Companion to English Literature first published in 1932, edited by the retired diplomat Sir Paul Harvey (1869–1948), was the earliest of the...

Channel Islands. This article covers British literature in the English language. Anglo-Saxon (Old English) literature is included, and there is some discussion...

applied. Old English literacy developed after Christianisation in the late 7th century. The oldest surviving work of Old English literature is Cædmon's...

The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature is an encyclopaedic bibliography of literature in English published by the Cambridge University Press...

which in the later Middle English period began to undergo the Great Vowel Shift. Little survives of early Middle English literature, due in part to Norman...

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Victorian literature is English literature during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). The 19th century is considered by some the Golden Age of English Literature...

Elizabethan literature refers to bodies of work produced during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603), and is one of the most splendid ages of English literature...

oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. Sir Bevis of Hampton (dates to...

Canadian literature is the literature of a group of multicultural communities, written in languages including Canadian English, Canadian French, and Indigenous...

The Regius Professor of English Literature is a Regius Professorship at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. The first holder was appointed in 1894...

The Cambridge History of English and American Literature is an encyclopedia of literary criticism that was published by Cambridge University Press between...