Two faculty members from William & Mary’s English department have been appointed to high-level roles for esteemed ...

Researchers in Dublin have uncovered the oldest surviving English poem, hiding in a medieval book in a Roman library.

The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...

Here you can find CCEA past papers for GCSE English Literature. Use the links below to download question papers and mark schemes (which contain indicative content and explain how marks are awarded).

George Herbert’s shaped poetry subtly pushed back against the iconoclasm of the English Reformation Vanessa Braganza | Historian, Harvard University George Herbert’s pictures aren’t just decorative.

Long before pens met parchment in monasteries, an illiterate herdsman named Caedmon changed the course of English literature. Inspired by a divine dream, he composed the first known Christian hymn in ...

Revise for your GCSE English literature exam by listening to these podcasts from BBC Bitesize and Sounds. Join host Testament plus special guests to compare a range of selected poems, looking at ...

Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) wrote in Middle English, making literature accessible. His 'Canterbury Tales' portrays diverse characters and medieval life. Chaucer introduced new words and standardized the ...