For many students, the task of choosing a topic to cover in an essay may be one of the most difficult steps of the writing process. This can be especially true when there is a specified category, as the essay and all of its information must be tailored to that category. Continue reading for a list of essay topics that are tailored for the category of British Literature.
How does British Literature, both old and new, affect the modern world?
How did older British Literature affect the world at the time of publication?
What roles has British Literature played in literature as a whole?
Like most cultures, nature played, and continues to play, a large role in British Literature.
How does nature affect British Literature?
What made nature such a popular topic?
In what ways do the old and new British Literature differ?
Have the topics discussed changed over time?
What has the new content taken from the old content?
In what ways did writers portray and promote British pride in their writing?
Have any of these things changed? What has remained the same?
What effect did the strong influence of British pride in writing have on readers? What effect does it continue to have?
William Shakespeare is known as one of the greatest writers of all time.
Why is Shakespeare's work till regularly analyzed, read, and taught now, nearly four centuries later?
How did his work affect the people as well as the world in his time?
What exactly makes Shakespeare's work so brilliant and revered?
Christianity, as well as religion in general, played an immense role in British Literature.
Why was it that Christianity had such a large influence?
What was the effect on readers of works of writing that focused on Christianity and religion?
How and why did any foreign affairs affect British Literature?
In what ways were the influence of war and other foreign affairs portrayed in works of writing?
Though these are just a small selection of topics that can be used, they are a step in the right direction, and a good place to begin. Feel free to conduct your own research in order to discover more interesting, engaging topics to cover in your own essay on British Literature.


The Tramlines Festival 2019 line up has been revealed, with Two Door Cinema Club, Courteeners and Nile Rogers & Chic headlining for the festival's eleventh year.
The pick of the other acts includes Welsh veterans Manic Street Preachers, indie rockers Circa Waves, Sheffield locals Reverend and the Makers and Shaun Ryder's Happy Mondays.
The festival will take place for a second year at its new home in Hillsborough Park, between Friday 19 and Sunday 21 July 2019.
Tramlines Operations Director, Timm Cleasby said: "Following on from the amazing party that was our tenth birthday, we've been working hard to make the festival even better and to find artists that we're excited about.
According to organisers, 50 per cent of tickets have already been sold. Tickets are available from the festival's website here, and last year's aftermovie can be found here.


Fourteen-year-old Bresha Meadows of Ohio is incarcerated and facing a charge of aggravated murder for defending herself and family against the unrelenting terror and abuse of her father. We stand in solidarity with Bresha and demand that she is returned home to her family and that all charges against her are dropped. As an organization that supports trans and cis women and gender non-conforming people who defend themselves from interpersonal violence only to face sanctions from the state, we stand with young Bresha, who confronted her father in an effort to stop the frequent and brutal abuse endured by her mother, her sisters, and herself.
Bresha, her mother, and her sisters endured years of abuse and threats by Bresha's father. After continuing to witness this abuse, Bresha sought help from family members and police, but the violence continued. As a young girl with few options, she was rightly scared for her family members' lives as well as her own. What Bresha faced was not new: countless Black women, girls and gender-nonconforming people face similar matrices of interpersonal violence and state violence. Many, like Bresha, are criminalized for choosing survival.
The incarceration of Bresha Meadows serves no one. Bresha is not a threat to herself, family or community. Instead, it perpetuates the violence against Black women and girls that is inflicted at both the state and interpersonal levels every day. The state failed to protect Bresha. Now, it has chosen to criminalize her. In doing so, it also has chosen to exacerbate the suffering her family already has endured, as they now are separated from their daughter, sister, and niece and must prepare to defend Bresha's life.
Our hope is that Bresha and her family are swiftly reunited without the threat of future separation by the state that they may begin to heal as only they can do with one another. We must bring Bresha Meadows home now.