British Literature Definition

British literature refers to literature associated with the United
Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, as well as to literature from
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, prior to the formation of the
UK.By far the largest part of British literature is written in the
English language, but there are bodies of written works in Latin, Welsh,
Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Cornish, Manx, Jèrriais, Guernésiais and other
languages. Northern Ireland has a literary tradition in English, Ulster
Scots and Irish. Irish writers have also played an important part in the
development of English-language literatur