Hi Stephanie. Etymology focuses on the origin and history of words, while philology also studies literature, historical texts, and how languages evolve over time. So etymology is actually part of philology. I haven’t read many English classic books, but I have read Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, and some Shakespeare. I studied more English literature, but it wasn’t for pleasure, since everything was evaluated in an exam. Now I want to read it in my spare time.