Introduction

Philosophy, history, journalism and legal and scientific writings traditionally ranked as literature.

English Literature

The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Salman Rushdie is Indian, etc.

In other words, English literature is as diverse as the varieties and dialects of English spoken around the world.

Literary Techniques

A literary technique or literary device may be used by works of literature in order to produce a specific effect on the reader.

Scope of Literature

The book comprehensively deals with literature, literary theory, literature evaluation, feminist literary criticism, etc.