English Vocabulary Basics for Business
Vocabulary Basics for Business is intended for adults who wish to improve their English vocabulary. The most common reason for needing to increase or broaden vocabulary is lack of experience with reading. Not surprisingly, thoughtful reading is key to developing a broader vocabulary. Read as much as you possibly can read- anything that interests you, whether magazine or novel, textbook or junk mail, a newspaper or a cereal box, e-mail or Web pages-read.

The Routledge History of Literature in English - Britain and Ireland
This new guide to the main developments in the history of British and Irish Literature uniquely charts some of the main features of literary language development and highlights key language topics. Clearly structured and highly readable, unlike traditional histories of literature it spans over a thousand years of literary history from AD 600 to the present day. It emphasises the growth of literary writing, its traditions, conventions and changing characteristics, and includes literature from the margins, both geographical and cultural.
Key features of the book are:
* an up-to-date guide to the major periods of literature in English in Britain and Ireland
* extensive coverage of post-1945 literature
* language notes spanning AD 600 to the present
* extensive quotations from poetry, prose and drama
* a timeline of the important historical and political events
This will be essential reading for all students of English literature and language.

English Grammar - Naval War College - Writing Guide
As he frequently did, Winston Churchill found an eloquent way to describe a problem.
By extension, Churchill was not referring only 2 to oral communication, but also to written English.

The context of Churchill's assertion conveys to the reader just how rich the language can be, for

in this case the bland adjective "good" carries a powerful message. Like much excellent advice,

The context of Churchill's assertion conveys to the reader just how rich the language can be, for

in this case the bland adjective "good" carries a powerful message. Like much excellent advice,

however his message often goes unheeded.

TMS - Rings, Swords, and Monsters - Exploring Fantasy Literature
What Is Fantasy Literature - Genre, Canon, History
Origins of Modern Fantasy
Tolkien - Life and Languages
Tolkien - The Hobbit
Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring
Tolkien - The Two Towers
The Return of the King
Tolkien - The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and Other
Tolkien - Criticism and Theory
Imitations and Reactions - Brooks and Donaldson
Worthy Inheritors - Le Guin and Holdstock
Children’s Fantasy
It's Never Too Late
Arthurian Fantasy
Magical Realism and Conclusions
Assistant Professor of English Michael Drout is a medievalist who also studies the works of novelist and fellow Anglo-Saxon scholar J.R.R. Tolkien. English Professor Michael Drout, a nationally known medievalist and J.R.R. Tolkien scholar, has been selected as a Millicent C. McIntosh Fellow for 2006 by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The $15,000 award will support Drout's continuing scholarship on tenth century English literature. The McIntosh Fellowships are awarded to recently tenured humanities faculty "who demonstrate a deep commitment to excellent teaching and scholarship ... and who are exceptional citizens of their academic community," according to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. The awards are intended to provide outstanding young faculty with the time and resources needed to continue their scholarly work at a career juncture when professional and personal responsibilities present many competing challenges. One of six McIntosh Fellows selected this year, Drout is the William C.H. and Elsie D. Prentice Professor of English at Wheaton, where he teaches Old English (Anglo-Saxon), Middle English, medieval literature, fantasy, science fiction and writing. His scholarship on medieval literature combines literary expertise with innovative uses of contemporary information theory and evolutionary biology.