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English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world.The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. [1] The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the fifth century, are called Old English.
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Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum is a notable example. [1] Several more recent examples exist of English works written originally in Latin: Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More, [2] for example, and New Atlantis, [3] a utopian narrative by Sir Francis Bacon, published in Latin (as Nova Atlantis) in 1624 and in English
A theme may be exemplified by the actions, utterances, or thoughts of a character in a novel. An example of this would be the thematic idea of loneliness in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, wherein many of the characters seem to be lonely. It may differ from the thesis—the text's or author's implied worldview. [4] [example needed]
Please note that some of the sub-categories may contain articles on literature in articles other than English. For example, the British literature category contains articles on literature in other languages in the United Kingdom, the Canadian literature category contains articles on French language writers, the Irish literature category ...
This article covers British literature in the English language. Anglo-Saxon ( Old English ) literature is included, and there is some discussion of Latin and Anglo-Norman literature, where literature in these languages relate to the early development of the English language and literature .
Literary movements are a way to divide literature into categories of similar philosophical, topical, or aesthetic features, as opposed to divisions by genre or period. Like other categorizations, literary movements provide language for comparing and discussing literary works.
An example of this is in the 1910–1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, ... Nowadays it is a central literary text in English literature courses, throughout the world. [156]