# 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