Literature and descriptions of english authors. Literature is the reflection of life. It mirrors the society in which it is generated. The word literature comes from the Latin word ‘litaritura’ meaning “writing organized with letters”.
English literature:
is about written works in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures in English outside the British Isles are treated separately under:
English literature has sometimes been stigmatized as insular.
Reference from: The Tempest (The Arden Shakespeare) Introduction The Tempest is dated around 1611 and is considered one of the last four texts (Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest) written between 1608 and 1611 and which are defined as Late Plays (recent definition), tragicomedies or romances. It is the last solo work because after …
“O gentlemen, the time of life is short! To spend that shortness basely were too long, If life did ride upon a dial’s point, Still ending at the arrival of an hour.” Henry IV, Act 5, Scene 2 William Shakespeare: life and works William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in 1564 and died …
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