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British Literature and English Literature are same in the sense that "both refer to literature produced in the English language by the inhabitants of British Isles" (includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other smaller group of islands) while Literature in English refers to literature produced in the English language not only by the inhabitants of British isles but from all over the world's countries. And thus their literature is named as American literature, Australian Literature, Canadian Literature, etc. So I think the very first sentence of this article should be changed by removing these words " the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire." Secondly, the very first template should be changed to "both English literature and British literature refer to same literature that should not to confused with Literature in English Language. I will wait till changes made otherwise I will make changes. If I'm wrong fell free to revert me. Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 15:43, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
Nope, this article needs to be merged into whether English Language or British Literature or remain on its place and for the facts just it needs to be rectified Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 18:29, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
The title "Literature in the English Language" doesn't mean the English people's literature rather it's a broad term that denotes all the world's literature produced in the English language. Whether it is from UK, USA, or any other country. In this article, the term English can be applied to both English people and the literature of those people in the English language only not of any other language... Hope you will get the core point. Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 18:38, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
I am going to create another Wikipedian file of that title "Literature in the English language". Be cooperative. Thanks Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 18:56, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
Given this long history I think things should be left as is. I can see no point in creating an article on the Literature of the United Kingdom, or expanding Literature of England. A note on the ambiguity of the phrase "English literature" might be helpful. British literature, of course, includes literature in various languages. While I don't agree with your suggestion, thanks for trying to improve the article. Rwood128 ( talk) 12:01, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
This matter should not be left as it is. It will create ambiguity for beginners in linguistics. I will mention a few better sources to strengthen the article on this talk page. Then you may improve the article. Thanks Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 18:27, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
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"One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem "Yardley-Oak"
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"He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, the English writer Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language" AvidReader11663 ( talk) 12:46, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
I had an edit reverted with the recommendation to add to the Young adult literature article instead. However, my info and citation are about English-language literature, not exclusively YA or any other genre. @ Rwood128 Brad ( talk) 02:37, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
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British Literature and English Literature are same in the sense that "both refer to literature produced in the English language by the inhabitants of British Isles" (includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other smaller group of islands) while Literature in English refers to literature produced in the English language not only by the inhabitants of British isles but from all over the world's countries. And thus their literature is named as American literature, Australian Literature, Canadian Literature, etc. So I think the very first sentence of this article should be changed by removing these words " the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire." Secondly, the very first template should be changed to "both English literature and British literature refer to same literature that should not to confused with Literature in English Language. I will wait till changes made otherwise I will make changes. If I'm wrong fell free to revert me. Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 15:43, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
Nope, this article needs to be merged into whether English Language or British Literature or remain on its place and for the facts just it needs to be rectified Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 18:29, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
The title "Literature in the English Language" doesn't mean the English people's literature rather it's a broad term that denotes all the world's literature produced in the English language. Whether it is from UK, USA, or any other country. In this article, the term English can be applied to both English people and the literature of those people in the English language only not of any other language... Hope you will get the core point. Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 18:38, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
I am going to create another Wikipedian file of that title "Literature in the English language". Be cooperative. Thanks Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 18:56, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
Given this long history I think things should be left as is. I can see no point in creating an article on the Literature of the United Kingdom, or expanding Literature of England. A note on the ambiguity of the phrase "English literature" might be helpful. British literature, of course, includes literature in various languages. While I don't agree with your suggestion, thanks for trying to improve the article. Rwood128 ( talk) 12:01, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
This matter should not be left as it is. It will create ambiguity for beginners in linguistics. I will mention a few better sources to strengthen the article on this talk page. Then you may improve the article. Thanks Sultan Abdul sultan ( talk) 18:27, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=William_Cowper
"One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem "Yardley-Oak"
/info/en/?search=James_Boswell
"He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, the English writer Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language" AvidReader11663 ( talk) 12:46, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
I had an edit reverted with the recommendation to add to the Young adult literature article instead. However, my info and citation are about English-language literature, not exclusively YA or any other genre. @ Rwood128 Brad ( talk) 02:37, 9 June 2024 (UTC)