English literature is the literature which is written in the English language, as opposed to other languages. English literature includes literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England, but all are considered important writers in the history of English literature for example:
Robert Burns was Scottish
James Joyce was Irish
Joseph Conrad was Polish
Dylan Thomas was Welsh
Thomas Pynchon is American
V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad
In other words, English literature is as diverse as the varieties and dialects of English spoken around the world. Until the early 19th century literature from Britain will mainly be discussed; then America starts to produce major writers and works in literature. In the 20th century America and Ireland produced many of the most significant works of literature in English, and after World War II writers from the former British Empire also began to challenge writers from Britain.
English literature means different things in different contexts, but all definitions agree that English literature includes literary works—novels, stories, poems, nonfiction and plays—composed in English. At the college or graduate level, English literature tends to refer to British literature, while in high school and in general usage, English literature often refers to any literature written in English...
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