Did you know that English used to be viewed as a language for everyday people? For a long time, scholars preferred to write ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Rachel Ablow, PhD, a professor of English in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, has played a major role in the sweeping revisions made recently to “The Norton ...

ENGLISH Literature as an academic subject is on the verge of becoming extinct in schools. According to the Malaysian Examinations Council’s annual reports, 95 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) ...

Smith College Professor Michael Thurston uncovers how one influential critic helped shape the early American literary landscape As difficult as it might be to believe today, there wasn’t much support ...

This love for reading has been a constant companion throughout my life, even inspiring me to pursue English Literature at ...

When you read Tolstoy in English, you are reading someone else's interpretation. Translators make thousands of invisible ...

We are accepting Fall 2026 applications for our Ph.D. programs. We plan to resume M.A. and MFA admissions in Fall 2027 The BA-MA, MA, and PhD degree programs in English and American Literature enable ...

Students develop skills in critical thinking, rhetorical analysis, writing, literary theory, and models of literary interpretation relevant to fields such as philosophy, history, and anthropology.