English literature
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English literature is a form of literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. The earliest forms of English
Stained glass at Ottawa Public Library featuring luminaries of English literature
The first page of Beowulf
Piers Ploughman from a 14th-century manuscript
Geoffrey Chaucer
British literature
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British literature is a body of literature from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. This article covers British literature in the Englis
A facsimile page of Y Gododdin c. 1275
Sir Bedivere casts King Arthur's sword Excalibur back to the Lady of the Lake. The Arthurian Cycle has influenced British literature across languages and down the centuries.