User:Sleepythedwarf/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
British literature

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have an interest in and passion for British Literature, so I thought doing this exercise on that would be a great way to become more knowledgeable in something that interests me. The article has its place on the Wikipedia website because it is one of the two main pathways in the English major (American literature is the other). This article makes a distinction as to what is considered British and can therefore fall under the category of British literature, making sure to include the uncertainty on whether all Irish works can be named British literature. It then goes on to explain the seven main eras of British Literature, which serves to clarify which languages canonical works were written in and how they have changed over centuries. I think the article was good at giving an overview of what to expect when undergoing an education in British Literature.

Evaluate the article
The article leads with a definition of what British Literature, the topic at hand, actually is. I found the lead to be a bit too concise: it was not explicit that one should expect to read about the main eras of British Literature, which comprises a large portion of the article. All of the contents of the article are relevant, and it is set up in a way that the details build on each other. Its mention of female writers is sparse, but that may be because women didn't often get to write or have their written works widely produced. There is an extensive list of the citations, with many well-regarded institutions in their titles. The Talk page discusses what can be identified as British, politicizing the word and polarizing some nations. Changes to the article that come from this would improve it, but overall, it is a good introduction to British Literature. I think it is well-developed. (Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia arte evaluation looks like.)