would works by George MacDonald be considered English Lit?

[crazyhappy]

I'm supposed to turn in a proposal for a work on Eng lit 1700 to present.  I was going to present a paper on George MacDonald's Lilith, but then I realized he is Scottish.  Would this work? Is he considered a writer of English literature?

thanks!

[champagne]

I'm American Lit., but I'd say if Oscar Wilde is considered English Lit. then why not George MacDonald? I realize there's probably a lot of logical fallacy in this thought process, so I would defer to more accomplished experts than I.

[blueberryscone]

I think he's squarely in the canon (though I'm used to seeing "English" as a catch-all for "British" when paired with "literature").  Lots of decidedly English writers drew on his work, and I'd put him in the pantheon.

[crazyhappy]

Thanks, that's what I thought when I originally planned this, but then I had a moment of panic!