Eng. Lit.n.

Brit.

/ˌɪŋˈ(ɡ)lɪt/, U.S.

/ˌɪŋˈ(ɡ)lɪt/

Forms: 1800s– Eng. Lit., 1900s– Eng Lit. Also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English adj., literature n.

Etymology: < Eng- (in English adj.) + lit- (in literature n.), originally as graphic abbreviation. Compare Eng. Lang. n.

English Literature, considered as an academic subject of study.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > study > subject or object of study > [noun] > specific subjects

modern languages1605

English1713

Celtic studies1781

religious studies1824

Eng. Lit.1834

polytechnics1850

business administration1852

Eng. Lang.1857

business studies1880

historiography1889

academic1898

peace studies1903

religious education1914

Asian studies1941

religious instruction1960

religious knowledge1961

black studies1968

media studies1968

gender studies1973

1834 Amer. Almanac ii. 199 Faculty in 1833... John L. Gow, Prof. Eng. Lit.

1846 Appleton's Catal. 31 in A. P. Stanley Life Thomas Arnold Edited, with illustrative authorities, by Henry Reed, Prof, of Eng. Lit. in the University of Pennsylvania.

1869 Lady Amberley Diary 24 Feb. in B. Russell & P. Russell Amberley Papers (1937) II. 260 I went to the two Introductory Lectures given by Prof. Morley on Eng. Lit. and by Prof. Forster on Experimental Physics.

1937 S. Potter Muse in Chains 17 Eng. Lit. is an example of the interpretation of the greater by the lesser: of great English writers by anecdotalists, antiquarians, hero-worshippers, pedants, and collectors.

1957 Listener 19 Dec. 1025/1 The donnish or Eng. Lit. attitude toward the drama.

2005 Independent (Nexis) 30 Dec. 43 From CS Lewis to John le Carré, Charles Dickens to Jane Austen, EngLit still prompts the prestige scripts that fill TV studios and LA lots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eng lit
释义	Eng. Lit.n. Brit. /ˌɪŋˈ(ɡ)lɪt/, U.S. /ˌɪŋˈ(ɡ)lɪt/ Forms: 1800s– Eng. Lit., 1900s– Eng Lit. Also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English adj., literature n. Etymology: < Eng- (in English adj.) + lit- (in literature n.), originally as graphic abbreviation. Compare Eng. Lang. n. English Literature, considered as an academic subject of study. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > study > subject or object of study > [noun] > specific subjects modern languages1605 English1713 Celtic studies1781 religious studies1824 Eng. Lit.1834 polytechnics1850 business administration1852 Eng. Lang.1857 business studies1880 historiography1889 academic1898 peace studies1903 religious education1914 Asian studies1941 religious instruction1960 religious knowledge1961 black studies1968 media studies1968 gender studies1973 1834 Amer. Almanac ii. 199 Faculty in 1833... John L. Gow, Prof. Eng. Lit. 1846 Appleton's Catal. 31 in A. P. Stanley Life Thomas Arnold Edited, with illustrative authorities, by Henry Reed, Prof, of Eng. Lit. in the University of Pennsylvania. 1869 Lady Amberley Diary 24 Feb. in B. Russell & P. Russell Amberley Papers (1937) II. 260 I went to the two Introductory Lectures given by Prof. Morley on Eng. Lit. and by Prof. Forster on Experimental Physics. 1937 S. Potter Muse in Chains 17 Eng. Lit. is an example of the interpretation of the greater by the lesser: of great English writers by anecdotalists, antiquarians, hero-worshippers, pedants, and collectors. 1957 Listener 19 Dec. 1025/1 The donnish or Eng. Lit. attitude toward the drama. 2005 Independent (Nexis) 30 Dec. 43 From CS Lewis to John le Carré, Charles Dickens to Jane Austen, EngLit still prompts the prestige scripts that fill TV studios and LA lots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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