Because you u must have a good understanding of things tht u read in certain jobs
yes English should be compulsory subject in schools
Core units vary from jurisdictions, however literature is not a core unit in any country.
Reuben Post Halleck has written: 'History of English literature' -- subject(s): English literature, History and criticism 'The story of English literature' -- subject(s): English literature, History and criticism '...Founders of our nation' -- subject(s): History, Juvenile literature 'New English literature' -- subject(s): English literature, History and criticism
Kate M. Warren has written: 'A Treasury of English literature' -- subject(s): English literature 'A Treasury of English literature' -- subject(s): English literature
John William Cunliffe has written: 'Century readings for a course in English literature' -- subject(s): Accessible book, English literature 'Century readings in English literature' -- subject(s): English literature 'Century readings in the English novel' -- subject(s): English fiction 'Century readings for a course in English literature' -- subject(s): English literature 'Century readings in European literature (Medieval and modern)' -- subject(s): Collections, European literature, Literature 'England in picture, song and story' -- subject(s): Description and travel 'The influence of Seneca on Elizabethan tragedy' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Classicism, Comparative Literature, English and Latin, English drama, English drama (Tragedy), History, History and criticism, Influence, Latin and English, Roman influences 'Pictured story of English literature from its beginnings to the present day' -- subject(s): Biography, English Authors, English literature, History and criticism 'Modern English playwrights' -- subject(s): English drama, History and criticism 'Century readings in Victorian prose' -- subject(s): English prose literature
English Association has written: 'Approaches to language & literature' -- subject(s): English literature, English philology, History and criticism 'A reference library' -- subject(s): English literature, Bibliography, Best books 'The year's work in English studies' -- subject(s): English philology, English literature, Bibliography, History, History and criticism
James Edward Tobin has written: 'College book of English literature' -- subject(s): English literature 'Eighteenth century English literature and its cultural background' -- subject(s): English literature, Bibliography
Yes, it is a compulsory subject in German schools
Russell Alger Sharp has written: 'Exploring literary trails' -- subject(s): American literature, English literature 'English and continental literature' -- subject(s): English literature, European literature, Literary collections
Boris Ford has written: 'The age of Chaucer' -- subject(s): English literature, English poetry, History and criticism 'The Pelican guide to English literature' -- subject(s): Intellectual life, English literature, History and criticism 'From Blake to Byron' -- subject(s): English literature, History and criticism
Alfred Horatio Upham has written: 'The French Influence In English Literature' -- subject(s): Comparative Literature, French and English, English and French 'Idaho and her university' -- subject(s): University of Idaho, Inauguration, College presidents 'The French Influence in English Literature from the Accession of Elizabeth to the Restoriation' 'The French influence in English literature from the accession of Elizabeth to the Restoration' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Comparative Literature, English and French, French and English 'The typical forms of English literature' -- subject(s): English literature, History and criticism
Helen Constance White has written: 'The metaphysical poets' -- subject(s): English Religious poetry, English poetry, History and criticism, Metaphysics in literature, Mysticism in literature, Religion, Religion in literature 'Seventeenth-century verse and prose' -- subject(s): English literature 'The Tudor books of private devotion' -- subject(s): Devotional literature, English Christian literature, History and criticism 'The four rivers of Paradise' -- subject(s): Fiction, History 'Seventeenth-century verse and prose [by] Helen C. White, Ruth C. Wallerstein [and] Ricardo Quintana' -- subject(s): English literature 'English devotional literature' -- subject(s): Devotional exercises, English literature, History and criticism 'Changing styles in literary studies' -- subject(s): Criticism, English literature, History and criticism