English Language and Literature research

Find out about our English language and literature research.

Research impact

The art of wood engraving

Dr Bethan Stevens has made the artistry of the Dalziel Brothers’ wood engraving available to wider audiences.

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A Dalziel Brothers’ wood engraving

Sussex Modernism Project

What is the significance of Modernism here and now?

For Hope Wolf, Lecturer in British Modernist Literature, this is what the Sussex Modernism Project aims to explore.

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A lips-shaped sofa

English and American politeness.

Lynne Murphy, Professor of Linguistics, unpicks the niceties of English and American politeness.


The Quran was a best-seller in 17th-century England.

Matthew Dimmock, Professor of Early Modern Studies, says the Quran was a best-seller in 17th-century England.


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