OfsomethreethousandlanguagesnowusedintheworldEnglish,thoughnotthelargest(thelargestbeingChineselanguage),ismostwidelyspokenandofprimaryimportance.ConsequentlyEnglishliteratureoccupiesahighpositionintheworldliteratureaswell.LiteraryEnglishhasconcernwithbothlanguageandliterature.HereIwillpresentabriefdescription