English literature is literature written in English . It is not merely the literature of England or British Isles , but a vast and growing body of
writing made up of the work of authers who use the English as a natural medium of communication , in other words " the English " of " English literature " refers not to anative but to a language . this seems to be an important point . there is a tendency among some people to regard for instance American literature as a separate entity , a body of writing distinct from that of British Isles. end

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