Library of Congress Classification:Class P -- Language and Literature

Class P: Language and Literature is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the subclasses of Class P. It contains 19 sub-classifications, 12 of which are dedicated to language families and geographic groups of languages, and 10 sub-classifications of literature (4 subclasses contain both languages and literatures).

P - Philology; Linguistics
1-1091..........Philology. Linguistics
 * 1-85...........General
 * 29............Encyclopedias and dictionaries of linguistics
 * 37............Psycholinguistics
 * 40............Sociolinguistics
 * 61-77.........History of linguistics
 * 87-96..........Communication. Mass media
 * 94.7..........Interpersonal communication
 * 95-95.6.......Oral communication. Speech
 * 98-98.5........Computational linguistics. Natural language processing
 * 99-99.4........Semiotics
 * 99.5-99.6......Nonverbal communication
 * 101-410........Language. Linguistic theory
 * 106...........Philosophy of language
 * 107...........Language and socio-psychological identity
 * 116...........Origins and evolution of language
 * 117...........Gesture
 * 118-118.7.....Language acquisition
 * 118..........First language acquisition
 * 118.2........Second language acquisition
 * 121-299.......Science of language (Linguistics)
 * 121..........General language science textbooks
 * 126..........Empirical research methods in linguistics
 * 132..........Biological foundations of language
 * 140-142......Historical linguistics
 * 151-158.2....Grammar. Syntax
 * 165..........Cognitive linguistics
 * 211..........Historical writing systems
 * 216-233......Phonology. Phonetics
 * 216.........General phonology and phonetics
 * 217-217.6...Phonology
 * 221-221.5...Phonetics
 * 222.........Intonation
 * 241..........Morphology
 * 291..........Generative grammar
 * 301-301.5.....Style. Composition. Rhetoric, Figurative language
 * 302-302.87....Discourse analysis
 * 306-310.......Translating and interpreting
 * 321-324.5.....Etymology
 * 325-325.5.....Semantics
 * 326-326.5.....Lexicology
 * 327-327.5.....Lexicography
 * 375-381.......Linguistic geography
 * 501-769........Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) philology
 * 901-1091.......Extinct ancient or medieval languages

PA - Greek and Latin languages and literature

 * 1-199...........Classical philology
 * 201-899.........Greek philology and language
 * 1000-1179.......Medieval and modern Greek language
 * 2001-2915.......Latin philology and language
 * 3000-3049.......Classical literature
 * 3050-4505.......Greek literature
 * 3051-3285......Literary history
 * 3300-3516......Collections
 * 3520-3564......Criticism, interpretations, etc.
 * 3601-3681......Translations
 * 3818-4505......Individual authors
 * 3825-3849.....Aeschylus
 * 3851-3858.....Aesop
 * 3875-3879.....Aristophanes
 * 3890-3926.....Aristotle
 * 3949-3964.....Demosthenes
 * 3973-3992.....Euripides
 * 4018-4209.....Homer
 * 4279-4333.....Plato
 * 4367-4389.....Plutarch
 * 4413-4434.....Sophocles
 * 4452-4486.....Thucydides
 * 4494-4499.....Xenophon
 * 5000-5660.......Byzantine and modern Greek literature
 * 5301-5637......Individual authors
 * 6000-6971.......Roman literature
 * 6001-6097......Literary history
 * 6100-6140......Collections
 * 6141-6144......Criticism, interpretation, etc.
 * 6155-6191......Translations
 * 6202-6971......Individual authors
 * 6235-6269.....Julius Caesar
 * 6278-6370.....Cicero
 * 6393-6444.....Horace
 * 6482-6496.....Lucretius
 * 6501-6510.....Martialis
 * 6519-6553.....Ovid
 * 6568-6609.....Plautus
 * 6611-6637.....Pliny the Elder
 * 6661-6693.....Seneca the Younger
 * 6705-6753.....Tacitus
 * 6755-6785.....Terence
 * 6801-6961.....Virgil
 * 8001-8595.......Medieval and modern Latin literature
 * 8200-8595......Individual authors

PB - Modern languages; Celtic languages
1-3029............Modern languages; Celtic languages
 * 1-431............General
 * 1001-3029........Celtic languages and literature
 * 1101-1200.......Goidelic; Gaelic
 * 1201-1449.......Irish
 * 1501-1709.......Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic, Erse)
 * 1801-1867.......Manx
 * 1950............Pict
 * 2001-3029.......Brittanic group
 * 2101-2499......Welsh; Cymric
 * 2501-2621......Cornish
 * 2801-2932......Breton; Armorican
 * 3001-3029......Gaulish

PC - Romance languages
1–5498...........Romanic
 * 1–400...........General
 * 601–872.........Romanian
 * 901–986.........Raeto-Romance (including Romansh)
 * 1001–1977.......Italian
 * 1981–1984.......Sardinian
 * 2001–3761.......French
 * 2700–3708......Dialects. Provincialisms
 * 2813–2898.....Old French
 * 3201–3366.....Provencal (Old)
 * 3371–3420.5...Modern patois of South France
 * 3420.8–3495...Langue d'oc dialects
 * 3721–3761......Slang. Argot
 * 3801–3976.......Catalan
 * 4001–4977.......Spanish
 * 5001–5498.......Portuguese

PD - Germanic languages; Scandinavian languages
1-7159........Germanic
 * 1-777........General
 * 1001-1350....Old Germanic Dialects
 * 1101-1211...Gothic
 * 1501-7159....North Germanic, Scandinavian
 * 2201-2392...Old Norse. Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian
 * 2401-2489....Modern Icelandic
 * 2483-2489...Old Norse dialects
 * 2501-2999....Norwegian
 * 3001-3929....Danish
 * 5001-5929....Swedish
 * 6000-7159....Scandinavian dialects, Modern

PE - English language
1–3729........English
 * 101–458......Anglo-Saxon. Old English
 * 501–693......Middle English
 * 814–896......Early Modern English
 * 1001–1693....Modern English
 * 1700–3602....Dialects. Provincialisms, etc.
 * 3701–3729....Slang. Argot, etc.

PF - West Germanic languages
1–5999.........West Germanic
 * 1–979.........Dutch
 * 1001–1184.....Flemish
 * 1401–1541.....Frisian
 * 3001–5999.....German
 * 3801–3991....Old High German
 * 3992–4010....Old Saxon
 * 4043–4350....Middle High German
 * 4501–4596....Early Modern German
 * 5000–5951....Dialects. Provincialism, etc.
 * 5971–5999....Slang. Argot, etc.

PG - Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian languages
1-9665.............Slavic. Baltic. Albanian
 * 1-7948............Slavic
 * 1-499............Slavic philology and languages (General)
 * 500-585..........Slavic literature (General)
 * 601-716..........Church Slavic
 * 771-799..........Bulgarian Church Slavic
 * 801-1146.........Bulgarian
 * 1151-1199........Macedonian
 * 1201-1696........Serbo-Croatian
 * 1801-1962........Slovenian
 * 2001-2826........Russian language
 * 2830-2847........Belarusian
 * 2900-3698........Russian literature
 * 2900-3190.......History and criticism
 * 2900-2998......General
 * 3001-3026......Special periods
 * 3041-3065......Poetry
 * 3071-3089......Drama
 * 3091-3099......Prose
 * 3100-3155......Folk literature (including texts)
 * 3199-3299.......Collections
 * 3199-3205......General
 * 3211-3219......Translations
 * 3223-3228......Special periods
 * 3230-3238......Poetry
 * 3240-3255......Drama
 * 3260-3299......Prose
 * 3300-3490.......Individual authors and works
 * 3300-3308......Early to 1700
 * 3310-3319......18th century
 * 3312..........Derzhavin
 * 3314..........Karamzin
 * 3316..........Lomonosov
 * 3318..........Sumarokov
 * 3320-3447......1800-1870
 * 3325-3328.....Dostoevskii
 * 3332-3335.....Gogol
 * 3340-3359.....Pushkin
 * 3365-3417.....Tolstoi
 * 3420-3445.....Turgenev
 * 3450-3470......1870-1917
 * 3452..........Andreev
 * 3455-3458.....Gor'kii
 * 3475-3476......1917-1960
 * 3477-3490......1961-2000
 * 3491.2-3493.96....2001-
 * 3500-3505.......Provincial, local, etc.
 * 3515-3550.......Outside the Russian Federation
 * 3651-3698.......Special subjects
 * 3801-3987........Ukrainian
 * 3990.............Carpatho-Rusyn
 * 4001-5146........Czech
 * 5201-5546........Slovak
 * 5631-5689........Sorbian (Wendic)
 * 6001-7446........Polish
 * 7900-7925........Other Slavic dialects
 * 8001-9146.........Baltic
 * 8201-8208........Old Prussian
 * 8501-8772........Lithuanian
 * 8801-9146........Latvian
 * 9501-9665.........Albanian

PH - Uralic languages and Basque
1-5490.............Uralic. Basque
 * 1-87..............General
 * 91-98.5...........Finnic. Baltic-Finnic
 * 101-405...........Finnish
 * 501-1109..........Other Finnic languages and dialects
 * 501-509..........Karelian
 * 521-529..........Olonets
 * 531-539..........Ludic
 * 541-549..........Veps
 * 551-559..........Ingrian
 * 561-569..........Vitic
 * 581-589..........Livonian
 * 601-671..........Estonian
 * 701-735..........Lapp, [now Sami languages group]
 * 751-785..........Mordvin
 * 801-836..........Mari
 * 1001-1079........Permian, [a.k.a. Komi-Permyak]
 * 1101-1109........Udmurt 1201-1409....Ugric languages
 * 2001-3445.........Hungarian
 * 3801-3820.........Samoyedic languages
 * 5001-5490.........Basque

PJ - Oriental languages and literature
1-9500..........Oriental philology and literature
 * 1-489..........General
 * 1-195.........Languages
 * 306-489.......Literature
 * 601-995........Special groups
 * 601-621.......Christian Oriental
 * 701-989.......Mohammedan
 * 991-995.......Hamito-Semitic
 * 1001-1989......Egyptology
 * 1091-1109.....Egyptian writing and its decipherment
 * 1111-1439.....Language
 * 1481-1989.....Literature. Inscriptions
 * 2001-2199......Coptic
 * 2340-2399......Lybyco-Berber languages. Berber languages
 * 2353-2367.....Libyan group
 * 2369-2399.....Berber languages
 * 2401-2594......Cushitic languages
 * 3001-3097......Semitic philology and literature
 * 3101-4091......East Semitic languages
 * 3101-3971.....Assyriology. Akkadian
 * 3231-3595....Language
 * 3601-3971....Literature. Inscriptions
 * 4001-4091.....Sumerian
 * 4101-4197......West and North Semitic languages
 * 4171-4197.....Phenician-Punic
 * 4501-5192......Hebrew
 * 4543-4937.....Language (Biblical and modern)
 * 4951-5000.....Medieval Hebrew
 * 5001-5060.....Literature
 * 5050-5060....Individual authors and works
 * 5061-5192.....Other languages used by the Jews
 * 5111-5192....Yiddish
 * 5201-5329......Aramaic
 * 5211-5289.....West Aramaic
 * 5211-5219....Biblical (Chaldaic)
 * 5229.........Palmyrene inscriptions
 * 5239.........Nabataean inscriptions
 * 5241-5249....Christian Palestinian
 * 5251-5259....Jewish Palestinian
 * 5271-5279....Samaritan
 * 5281-5289....Neo-Aramaic
 * 5301-5329.....East Aramaic
 * 5321-5329....Mandaean
 * 5401-5909......Syriac
 * 5414-5493.....Language
 * 5601-5695.....Literature
 * 5701-5709.....East Syriac (Nestorian)
 * 5711-5719.....West Syriac (Jacobite)
 * 5801-5809.....Neo-Syriac dialects (Modern Syriac)
 * 5901-5909.....South Semitic languages
 * 6001-8517......Arabic
 * 6073-7144.....Language
 * 6690-6697....Ancient Arabic
 * 6701-6901....Modern Arabic dialects
 * 6950-7144....South Arabian
 * 6950-6981...Ancient
 * 7051-7144...Modern
 * 7501-8517.....Literature
 * 7695.8-7876..Individual authors or works
 * 8991-9293......Ethiopian languages
 * 9001-9101.....Ethiopic (Geez)
 * 9201-9269.....Amharic

PK - Indo-Iranian languages and literature
1-9601...................Indo-Iranian philology and literature
 * 1-85....................General
 * 101-2899................Indo-Aryan languages
 * 101-185................General
 * (201)-379..............Vedic
 * 401-976................Sanskrit
 * 1001-1095..............Pali
 * 1201-1409.5............Prakrit
 * 1421-1429.5............Apabhraṃśa
 * 1471-1490..............Middle Indo-Aryan dialects
 * 1501-2899..............Modern Indo-Aryan languages
 * 1550-2899.............Particular languages and dialects
 * 1550-1569............Assamese
 * 1651-(1799)..........Bengali
 * 1801-1831.95.........Bihari
 * 1841-1870.95.........Gujarati
 * 1931-2212............Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani languages and literatures
 * 1931-1970...........Hindi language
 * 1971-1979.5.........Urdu language
 * 1981-2000...........Hindustani language
 * 2030-2142...........Hindi, Hindustani literatures
 * 2151-2212...........Urdu literature
 * 2261-2270.9..........Lahnda
 * 2351-2418............Marathi
 * 2461-2479............Marwari
 * 2561-2579.5..........Oriya
 * 2591-2610............Pahari
 * 2631-2659............Panjabi
 * 2701-2708.9..........Rajasthani
 * 2781-2790............Sindhi
 * 2801-2891............Sinhalese (Singhalese)
 * 2892-2892.95.........Siraki
 * 2896-2899............Romani
 * (2901)-5471.............Indo-Aryan literature
 * (2901)-2979............General
 * 3591-4485..............Sanskrit
 * 3791-3799.............Individual authors and works
 * (3801)-(4251).........Special subjects
 * 4471-4485.............Translations
 * (4501)-4681............Pali literature
 * 4990-5046..............Prakrit literature
 * 5401-5471..............Modern Indo-Aryan literature
 * 6001-6996...............Iranian philology and literature
 * 6001-6099..............General
 * 6101-(6119)............Avestan
 * 6121-6129..............Old Persian
 * 6135-6199.9............Middle Iranian languages
 * 6141-6199.5...........Pahlavi
 * 6201-(6599.7)..........New Persian
 * 6201-6399.............Language
 * 6400-(6599.7).........Literature
 * 6450.9-6562.35.......Individual authors or works
 * 6455-6460...........Firdawsi
 * 6465................Hafiz
 * 6475................Ibn Yamin, Fakhr al-Din Mahmud
 * 6478-6482...........Jalal al-Din Rumi Maulana
 * 6490................Jami
 * 6501................Nizami Ganjavi
 * 6510-6525...........Omar Khayyam
 * 6540-6546...........Sadi
 * 6701-6821..............Afghan (Pashto, Pushto, Pushtu, etc.)
 * 7001-7075...............Dardic (Pisacha)
 * 7021-7037..............Kashmiri
 * 7040-7045..............Kohistani
 * 7050-7065..............Nuristani (Kafiri) group
 * 8001-8832...............Armenian language
 * 8001-8496..............Language
 * 8501-8832..............Armenian literature
 * 9001-9201...............Caucasian languages
 * 9101-9169..............Georgian

PL - Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
1–8844.................Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
 * 1–481.................Ural–Altaic languages
 * 21–396...............Turkic languages
 * 400–431..............Mongolian languages
 * 450–481..............Tungus Manchu languages
 * (490)–495.............Far Eastern languages and literature
 * 501–889...............Japanese language and literature
 * 501–699..............Japanese language
 * 700–889..............Japanese literature
 * 700–751.5............History and criticism
 * 752–783..............Collections
 * 784–866..............Individual authors and works
 * 885–889..............Local literature
 * 901–998...............Korean language and literature
 * 901–949..............Korean language
 * 950–998..............Korean literature
 * 950.2–969.5.........History and criticism
 * 969.8–985...........Collections
 * 986–993.............Individual authors and works
 * 997–998.............Local literature
 * 1001–3208.............Chinese language and literature
 * 1001–1960............Chinese language
 * 2250–3208............Chinese literature
 * 2250–2443...........History and criticism
 * 2450–2659...........Collections
 * 2661–2979...........Individual authors and works
 * 3030–3208...........Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
 * 3301–3311.............Non-Chinese languages of China
 * 3501–3509.............Non-Aryan languages of India and Southeastern Asia in general
 * 3512..................Malaysian literature
 * 3515..................Singapore literature
 * 3518..................Languages of the Montagnards
 * 3521–4001.............Sino-Tibetan languages
 * 3551–4001............Tibeto-Burman languages
 * 3561–3801...........Tibeto-Himalayan languages
 * 3601–3775..........Tibetan
 * 3781–3801..........Himalayan languages
 * 3851–4001...........Assam and Burma
 * 4051–4054.............Karen languages
 * 4070–4074.............Miao–Yao languages
 * 4281–4587.............Austroasiatic languages
 * 4301–4470............Mon–Khmer (Mon–Annam) languages
 * 4371–4379...........Vietnamese. Annamese
 * 4423–4470...........Bru, Chrau, Khasi, Muong, etc.
 * 4471–4471.5..........Nicobarese
 * 4490–4498............Chamic languages
 * 4501–4587............Munda languages (Kolarian languages)
 * 4601–(4890)...........Dravidian languages
 * 5001–7511.............Languages of Oceania
 * 5001–7101............Austronesian, Papuan, and Australian languages
 * 5051–5497...........Malayan (Indonesian) languages
 * 5501–6135...........Philippine languages
 * 6145–6167...........Taiwan languages
 * 6191–6341...........Micronesian and Melanesian languages
 * 6401–6551...........Polynesian languages
 * 6601–6621...........Papuan languages
 * 7001–7101...........Australian languages
 * 8000–8844.............African languages and literature
 * 8000–8009............Languages
 * 8009.5–8014..........Literature
 * 8015–8021............Languages. By region or country
 * 8024–8027............Special families of languages
 * 8035–8844............Special languages (alphabetically)

PM - Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages

 * 1-9021........Hyperborean, Native American, and artificial languages
 * 1-94.........Hyperborean languages of Arctic Asia and America
 * 101-2711.....American languages (Aboriginal)
 * 231-355.....American languages of British North America
 * 401-501.....American languages of the United States (and Mexico)
 * 549-2711....Special languages of the United States and Canada (alphabetically)
 * 3001-4566....Languages of Mexico and Central America
 * 5001-7356....Languages of South America and the West Indies
 * 7801-7895....Mixed languages
 * 7831-7875...Creole languages
 * 8001-8995....Artificial languages--Universal languages
 * 8201-8298...Esperanto
 * 8999.........Picture languages
 * 9001-9021....Secret languages

PN - General literature
1-6790...............Literature (General)
 * 1-9.................Periodicals
 * 20-30...............Societies
 * 45-57...............Theory. Philosophy.  Esthetics
 * 59-72...............Study and teaching
 * 80-99...............Criticism
 * 101-245.............Authorship
 * 172-239............Technique. Literary composition, etc.
 * 241-241.5..........Translating as a literary pursuit
 * 441-1009.5..........Literary history
 * 451-497.............Biography
 * 500-519.............Collections
 * 597-605.............Special relations; movements; and currents of literature
 * 610-779.............By Period
 * 611-649............Ancient
 * 661-694............Medieval (to 1500)
 * 683-687...........Legends
 * 688-691...........Poetry
 * 692-693...........Prose; Prose fiction
 * 695-779............ Modern
 * 715-749...........Renaissance (1500–1700)
 * 801-820.............Romance literature
 * 821-840.............Germanic literature
 * 841.................Black literature (General)
 * 842.................Jewish literature in various languages
 * 851-(884)...........Comparative literature
 * (905)-1008..........Folk literature
 * 980-995............Fables
 * 1008.2-1009.5.......Juvenile literature.
 * 1010-1525...........Poetry
 * 1031-1049..........Theory, philosophy, relations, etc
 * 1065-1085..........Relations to, and treatment of, special subjects
 * 1110-1279..........History and criticism.
 * 1301-1333..........Epic poetry
 * 1341-1347..........Folk poetry
 * 1351-1389..........Lyric poetry
 * 1530...............The monologue
 * 1551................The dialogue
 * 1560-1590...........The performing arts; Show business
 * 1585-1589..........Centers for the performing arts
 * 1600-3307...........Drama
 * 1635-1650..........Relation to, and treatment of, special subjects
 * 1660-1693..........Technique of dramatic composition
 * 1720-1861..........History
 * 1865-1988..........Special types
 * 1990-1992.92.......Broadcasting
 * 1991-1991.9.......Radio broadcasts
 * 1992-1992.92......Television broadcasts
 * 1992.93-1992.95...Nonbroadcast video recordings
 * 1993-1999..........Motion pictures
 * 1997-1997.85......Plays, scenarios, etc.
 * 2000-3307..........Dramatic representation; The theater
 * 2061-2071..........Art of acting
 * 2085-2091..........The stage and accessories
 * 2131-2193..........By period
 * 2131-2145.........Ancient
 * 2152-2160.........Medieval
 * 2171-2179.........Renaissance
 * 2181-2193.........Modern
 * 2219.3-3030........Special regions or countries.
 * 2920..............Japanese Theatre
 * 3035...............The Jewish theater
 * 3151-3171..........Amateur theater
 * 3175-3191..........College and school theatricals
 * 3203-3299..........Tableaux, pageants, "Happenings," etc
 * 3311-3503...........Prose; Prose fiction
 * 3329-3352..........Philosophy, theory, etc
 * 3355-3383..........Technique; Authorship
 * 3427-3448..........Special kinds of fiction; Fiction genres
 * 3451-3503..........History
 * 4001-4355...........Oratory; Elocution, etc
 * 4071-4095..........Study and teaching
 * 4177-4191..........Debating
 * 4199-4191.........Recitations (in English)
 * 4331-4335..........Recitations in foreign languages
 * 4390................Diaries
 * 4400................Letters (Literary history)
 * 4500................Essays (Literary history)
 * 4699-5650...........Journalism. The periodical press, etc
 * 4735-4748..........Relation to the state; Government and the press; Liberty of the press
 * 4775-4784..........Technique; Practical journalism
 * 4825-4830..........Amateur journalism
 * 4832-4836..........Magazines and other periodicals
 * 4840-5648..........By region or country
 * 5650...............The Jewish press
 * 6010-6790...........Collections of general literature
 * 6066-6069..........Special classes of authors
 * 6080-6095..........Quotations
 * 6081-6084.........English
 * 6086-6089.........French
 * 6090-6110.........German
 * 6099-6110..........Poetry
 * 6110.5-6120........Drama
 * 6120.15-6120.95....Fiction
 * 6121-6129..........Orations
 * 6130-6140..........Letters
 * 6141-6145..........Essays
 * 6146.5-6231........Wit and humor
 * 6157-6222..........By region or country
 * 6233-6238..........Anacreontic literature
 * 6244-6246..........Literary extracts; Commonplace books
 * 6249-6258..........Ana
 * 6259-6268..........Anecdotes; Table talk
 * 6269-6278..........Aphorisms; Apothegms
 * 6279-6288..........Epigrams
 * 6288.5-6298........Epitaphs
 * 6299-6308..........Maxims
 * 6309-6318..........Mottoes
 * 6319-6328..........Sayings, bon mots, etc
 * 6329-6338..........Thoughts
 * 6340-6348..........Toasts
 * 6348.5-6358........Emblems, devices
 * 6361...............Paradoxes
 * 6366-6377..........Riddles, acrostics, charades, conundrums, etc
 * 6400-6525..........Proverbs
 * 6700-6790..........Comic books, strips, etc

PQ - French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese literature

 * 1-3999...............French literature
 * 1-771...............History and criticism
 * 1-150..............General
 * 151-221............Medieval. Old French
 * 226-310............Modern
 * 400-491............Poetry
 * 500-591............Drama
 * 601-771............Prose and prose fiction
 * (781)-841)..........Folk literature
 * 845.................Juvenile literature
 * 1100-1297...........Collections
 * 1100-1145..........General
 * 1160-1193..........Poetry
 * 1211-1241..........Drama
 * 1243-1297..........Prose
 * 1300-1595...........Old French literature
 * 1300-1391..........Collections. Individual authors and works
 * 1411-1545.........To 1350/1400
 * 1551-1595.........(14th-) 15th century (to ca. 1525)
 * 1600-2726...........Modern literature. Individual authors
 * 1600-1709..........16th century
 * 1710-1935..........17th century
 * 1947-2147..........18th century
 * 2149-2551..........19th century
 * 2600-2651..........1900-1960
 * 2660-2686..........1961-2000
 * 2700-2726..........2001-
 * 3800-3999...........Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
 * 4001-5999............Italian literature
 * 4001-4199.5.........History and criticism
 * 4001-4063..........General
 * 4064-4075..........Early to 1500
 * 4077-4088..........Modern
 * 4091-(4131)........Poetry
 * 4133-4160..........Drama
 * 4161-4184..........Prose
 * (4186)-(4199)......Folk literature
 * 4199.5.............Juvenile literature (General)
 * 4201-4263...........Collections
 * 4201-4204..........General
 * 4205-4206..........Translations
 * 4207-4225..........Poetry
 * 4227-4245..........Drama
 * 4247-4263..........Prose
 * 4265-4556...........Individual authors and works to 1400
 * 4561-4664...........Individual authors, 1400-1700
 * 4675-4734...........Individual authors, 1701-1900
 * 4800-4851...........Individual authors, 1900-1960
 * 4860-4886...........Individual authors, 1961-2000
 * 4900-4926...........Individual authors, 2001-
 * 5901-5999...........Regional, provincial, local, etc.
 * 6001-8929............Spanish literature
 * 6001-6168...........History and criticism
 * 6001-6056..........General
 * 6056..............Moorish-Spanish literature
 * 6058-6060..........Early to 1500
 * (6061)-6073........Modern
 * 6075-6098..........Poetry
 * 6098.7-6129........Drama
 * 6131-6153..........Prose
 * (6155)-(6167)......Folk literature
 * 6168...............Juvenile literature (General)
 * 6170-6269...........Collections
 * 6170-6174.9........General
 * 6174.95-6215.......Poetry
 * 6217-(6241)........Drama
 * 6247-6264..........Prose
 * (6265)-6269........Translations
 * 6271-6498...........Individual authors and works to 1700
 * 6500-6576...........Individual authors, 1700-ca. 1868
 * 6600-6647...........Individual authors, 1868-1960
 * 6650-6676...........Individual authors, 1961-2000
 * 6700-6726...........Individual authors, 2001-
 * 7000-8929...........Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
 * 7081-8560..........Spanish America
 * 9000-9999............Portuguese literature
 * 9000-9129...........History and criticism
 * 9000-9034..........General
 * 9035-9055..........Special periods
 * 9061-9081..........Poetry
 * 9083-9095..........Drama
 * 9097-9119..........Prose
 * (9121)-(9128)......Folk literature
 * 9129...............Juvenile literature (General)
 * 9131-9188...........Collections
 * 9131-9144..........General
 * 9137..............Translations
 * 9149-9163..........Poetry
 * 9164-9170..........Drama
 * 9172-9188..........Prose
 * 9189................Individual authors and works to 1500
 * 9191-9255...........Individual authors and works, 1500-1700
 * 9261................Individual authors, 1701-1960
 * 9262-9288...........Individual authors, 1961-2000
 * 9300-9326...........Individual authors, 2001-
 * 9400-9999...........Provincial, local, colonial, etc.

PR - English literature

 * 1-9680........English literature
 * 1-56.........Literary history and criticism
 * 57-78........Criticism
 * 111-116......Women authors
 * 125-138.5....Relations to other literatures and countries
 * 161-479......By period
 * 171-236.....Anglo-Saxon (Beginnings through 1066)
 * 251-369.....Medieval. Middle English (1066-1500)
 * 401-479.....Modern
 * 421-429....Elizabethan era (1550-1640)
 * 431-439....17th century
 * 441-449....18th century
 * 451-469....19th century
 * 471-479....20th century
 * 500-611......Poetry
 * 521-611.....By period
 * 621-739......Drama
 * 641-739.....By period
 * 750-885......Prose
 * 767-808.....By period
 * 821-885.....Prose fiction. The novel
 * 901-907......Oratory
 * 908..........Diaries
 * 911-917......Letters
 * 921-927......Essays
 * 931-937......Wit and humor
 * 951-981......Folk literature
 * 1098-1369....Collections of English literature
 * 1110........Special classes of authors
 * 1119-1150...By period
 * 1170-1227...Poetry
 * 1241-1273...Drama
 * 1281-1309...Prose (General)
 * 1321-1329...Oratory
 * 1330........Diaries
 * 1341-1349...Letters
 * 1361-1369...Essays
 * 1490-1799....Anglo-Saxon literature
 * 1803-2165....Anglo-Norman period. Early English. Middle English
 * 2199-3195....English Renaissance (1500-1640)
 * 2833........The Tempest
 * 2838........The Two Gentlemen of Verona
 * 3291-3785....17th and 18th centuries (1640-1770)
 * 3991-5990....19th century, 1770/1800-1880/1900
 * 6000-6049....1900-1960
 * 6050-6076....1961-2000
 * 6100-6126....2001-
 * 8309-9680....English literature: Provincial local, etc.

PS - American literature

 * 1-3626........American literature
 * 126-138......Biography, memoirs, letters, etc.
 * 147-152......Women authors
 * 163-173......Treatment of special subjects, classes
 * 185-228......By period
 * 185-195.....17th/18th century
 * 201-217.....19th century
 * 221-228.....20th century
 * 241-286......Special regions, states, etc
 * 241-255.....North
 * 261-267.....South
 * 271-285.....West and Central
 * 301-325......Poetry
 * 330-352......Drama
 * 360-379......Prose
 * 370-379.....Prose fiction
 * 400-408......Oratory
 * 409..........Diaries
 * 410-418......Letters
 * 420-428......Essays
 * 430-438......Wit and humor, satire
 * 451-478......Folk literature
 * 490..........Juvenile literature (general)
 * 501-688......Collections of American literature
 * 530-536.2...By period
 * 537-574.....By region
 * 538-549....North
 * 551-559....South
 * 561-572....West and Central
 * 580-619.....Poetry
 * 593........By form
 * 601-615....By period
 * 623-635.....Drama
 * 642-659.5...Prose (general)
 * 651-659....By period
 * 660-668.....Oratory
 * 666-668....By period
 * 669.........Diaries
 * 670-678.....Letters
 * 680-688.....Essays
 * 700-3576.....Individual authors
 * 700-893.....17th/18th century (colonial period)
 * 991-3390....19th century authors
 * 3500-3549...Authors 1900-1960
 * 3550-3576...Authors 1961-2000
 * 3600-3626...Authors 2001-

PT - Germanic literature

 * 1-4897...........German literature
 * 1-80............Literary history and criticism
 * 83-(873)........History of German literature
 * 175-230........Medieval
 * 236-405........Modern
 * 500-597........Poetry
 * 605-709........Drama
 * 711-871........Prose
 * (881)-(951)...Folk literature
 * 923-937......Faust legend
 * 1100-1479.......Collections
 * 1100-1141......General
 * 1151-1241......Poetry
 * 1251-1299......Drama
 * 1301-1360......Prose
 * 1371-(1374)....Early to 1950. Old and Middle High German.
 * 1375-1479......Middle High German
 * 1501-2688.......Individual authors or works
 * 1501-1695......Middle High German, ca. 1050-1450/1500
 * 1701-1797......1500-ca. 1700
 * 1799-2592......1700-ca. 1860/70
 * 1891-2239......Goethe
 * 1891-2017.....Works
 * 2026-(2039)..Translations
 * (2044)-2239...Biography and criticism
 * 2600-2653......1860/70-1960
 * 2660-2688......1961-2000
 * 2700-2728......2001-
 * 3701-3971.......Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
 * 3701-3746......East Germany
 * 4801-4897.......Low German literature
 * 5001-5980........Dutch literature
 * 5001-5348.......Literary history and criticism
 * 5001-5112......General
 * 5121-5185......Special periods
 * 5201-5243......Poetry
 * 5250-5295......Drama
 * 5300-5348......Prose
 * (5351)-5395.....Folk literature
 * 5398............Juvenile literature (General)
 * 5400-5547.......Collections
 * 5400-5409......General
 * 5410-5414......Translations
 * 5420-5460......Special periods
 * 5470-5488......Poetry
 * 5490-5515......Drama
 * 5517-5547......Prose
 * 5555-5881.36....Individual authors or works
 * 5555-5595......Medieval
 * 5600-5739......16th-18th centuries
 * 5620-5637.....Jacob Cats
 * 5700-5732.....Joost van den Vondel
 * 5800-5880......1800-1960
 * 5881-5881.36...1961-2000
 * 5882-5882.36...2001-
 * 5901-5980.......Provincial, local, foreign
 * 6000-6466.36.....Flemish literature since 1830
 * 6000-6199.......Literary history and criticism
 * (6200)-(6230)...Folk literature
 * 6250............Juvenile literature (General)
 * 6300-6397.......Collections
 * 6400-6466.36....Individual authors or works
 * 6500-6592.36.....Afrikaans literature
 * 6500-6530.......Literary history and criticism
 * (6540)-6545.....Folk literature
 * 6550-6575.......Collections
 * 6580............Local
 * 6590-6592.36....Individual authors or works
 * 7001-7099........Scandinavian literature
 * 7001-7099.......General
 * 7001-7087......Literary history and criticism
 * (7088)-(7089)...Folk literature
 * 7090-7099......Collections
 * 7101-7338........Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian
 * 7101-7211.......Literary history and criticism
 * 7170-7176......Poetry
 * 7177-7211......Prose
 * 7181-7193.....Sagas
 * 7195-7211.....Scientific and learned literature
 * 7220-7262.5.....Collections
 * 7230-7252......Poetry
 * 7255-7262.5....Prose
 * 7261-7262.5...Sagas
 * 7263-7296.......Individual sagas and historical works
 * 7298-7309.......Religious works
 * 7312-7318.......Scientific and learned literature
 * 7326-7338.......Individual authors or works before 1540
 * 7351-7550........Modern Icelandic literature
 * 7351-7418.......Literary history and criticism
 * (7420)-(7438)...Folk literature
 * 7442............Juvenile literature (General)
 * 7450-7495.......Collections
 * 7500-7511.......Individual authors or works
 * 7500-7501......16th-18th centuries
 * 7510-7511......19th-20th centuries
 * 7512-7513......21st century
 * 7520-7550.......Provincial, local, foreign
 * 7581-7599........Faroese literature
 * 7581-7592.......Literary history and criticism
 * 7593-7596.5.....Collections
 * 7597............Local
 * 7598-7599.......Individual authors or works
 * 7601-8260........Danish literature
 * 7601-7869.......Literary history and criticism
 * 7721-7762......Special periods
 * 7770-7794......Poetry
 * 7800-7832......Drama
 * 7835-7869......Prose
 * (7900)-7930.....Folk literature
 * 7935............Juvenile literature (General)
 * 7945-8046.......Collections
 * 7975-7994......Poetry
 * 7999-8020......Drama
 * 8021-8046......Prose
 * 8050-8176.36....Individual authors or works
 * 8050...........Medieval
 * 8060-8098.....16th-18th centuries
 * 8070-8094.5...Ludvig Holberg
 * 8100-8167.....19th century
 * 8102-8120....Hans Christian Andersen
 * 8145-8157....Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger
 * 8174-8175.....1900-1960
 * 8176-8176.36...1961-2000
 * 8177-8177.36...2001-
 * 8205-8260......Provincial, local, foreign
 * 8301-9155.......Norwegian literature
 * 8301-8574......Literary history and criticism
 * (8420)-8456...Special periods
 * 8460-8489.....Poetry
 * 8500-8534.....Drama
 * 8540-8574.....Prose
 * (8600)-(8637)...Folk literature
 * 8640...........Juvenile literature (General)
 * 8650-8733......Collections
 * 8675-8695.....Poetry
 * 8699-8718.....Drama
 * 8719-8723.....Prose
 * 8750-8951.36...Individual authors or works
 * 8750-8775.....16th-18th centuries
 * 8800-8942.....19th century
 * 8851-8900....Henrik Ibsen
 * 8949-8950.....1900-1960
 * 8951-8951.36...1961-2000
 * 8952-8952.36...2001-
 * 9000-9094......Landsmaal or New Norwegian
 * 9000-9019.....Literary history and criticism
 * 9025-9055.....Collections
 * 9064-9094.....Individual authors
 * 9100-9155......Provincial, local, foreign
 * 9201-9999.......Swedish literature
 * 9201-9499......Literary history and criticism
 * 9320-9370.....Special periods
 * 9375-9404.....Poetry
 * 9415-9449.....Drama
 * 9460-9499.....Prose
 * (9509)-(9542)...Folk literature
 * 9544...........Juvenile literature (General)
 * 9547-9639......Collections
 * 9565-9570.....Translations
 * 9580-9599.....Poetry
 * 9605-9625.....Drama
 * 9626-9639.....Prose
 * 9650-9876.36...Individual authors or works
 * 9650-9651.....Medieval
 * 9674-9715.....16th-18th centuries
 * 9725-9850.....19th century
 * 9759-9771....Selma Lagerlöf
 * 9800-9817....Johan August Strindberg
 * 9820-9838....Esaias Tegnér
 * 9870-9875.....1900-1960
 * 9876-9876.36...1961-2000
 * 9877-9877.36...2001-
 * 9950-9999......Provincial, local, foreign

PZ - Fiction and juvenile belles letters
1-90....Fiction and juvenile belles lettres
 * 1-4....Fiction in English
 * 5-90...Juvenile belles letters