english literature is the literature of only england while literature in english contains all the literatures of the world written in english language.
Literature in English is the writing written in English, but English in literature is the overall English literature that there is in the general category of "literature."
English literature is literature written in England, while literature in English is any country's literature translated (or, if English and American literature, not translated) into English.
There's no difference they both refer to literature written in the English language, this can refer to writers who are actually natives of England, such as Shakespeare and Charles Dickens or authors...