English Language and Literature Collecting Intensity
| Subject | Existing | Current | Desirable |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | |||
| Anglo-Saxon | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| Middle English | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Early Modern | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Modern | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 |
| Dialects, Provincialisms | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| Slang | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 |
| English Literature | |||
| Old and Middle English | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Chaucer | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Renaissance and Reformation | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Shakespeare and Milton | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Restoration and Eighteenth Century (emphasis on major figures) |
3 | 3 | 3 |
| Nineteenth Century (emphasis on Romantic poets and Victorian novelists) |
4 | 4 | 4 |
| Twentieth Century | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Contemporary | 3 | 3 | |
| American Literature | |||
| Colonial and Federal Periods | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Nineteenth Century | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Twentieth Century | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Contemporary | 4 | 4 | |
| Commonwealth Literatures in English | |||
| Canadian Literature | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Australian Literature | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Caribbean Literature | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Indian Literature | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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