LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE 

CLASS P - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

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Subclass P Philology. Linguistics 

Subclass PA Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature 

Subclass PB Modern languages. Celtic languages 

Subclass PC Romanic languages 

Subclass PD Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages 

Subclass PE English language 

Subclass PF West Germanic languages 

Subclass PG Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian language 

Subclass PH Uralic languages. Basque language 

Subclass PJ Oriental languages and literatures 

Subclass PK Indo-Iranian languages and literatures 

Subclass PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania 

Subclass PM Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages 

Subclass PN Literature (General) 

Subclass PQ French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese 

literature 

Subclass PR English literature 

Subclass PS American literature 

Subclass PT German literature - Dutch literature - Flemish literature since 1830 -

Afrikaans literature - Scandinavian literature - Old Norse 

literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian - Modern Icelandic 

literature - Faroese literature - Danish literature - Norwegian 

literature - Swedish literature 

Subclass PZ Fiction and juvenile belles lettres 
Subclass P 

P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics 

P1-85 General 

P87-96 Communication. Mass media 

P94.7 Interpersonal communication 

P95-95.6 Oral communication. Speech 

P98-98.5 Computational linguistics. Natural language processing 

P99-99.4 Semiotics. Signs and symbols 

P99.5-99.6 Nonverbal communication 

P101-410 Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar 

P118-118.75 Language acquisition 

P121-149 Science of language (Linguistics) 

P201-299 Comparative grammar 

P301-301.5 Style. Composition. Rhetoric 

P302-302.87 Discourse analysis 

P306-310 Translating and interpreting 

P321-324.5 Etymology 

P325-325.5 Semantics 

P326-326.5 Lexicology 

P327-327.5 Lexicography 

P375-381 Linguistic geography 

P501-769 Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) philology 

P901-1091 Extinct ancient or medieval languages 
Subclass PA 

PA1-199 Classical philology 

PA201-899 Greek philology and language 

PA1000-1179 Medieval and modern Greek language 

PA2001-2915 Latin philology and language 

PA3000-3049 Classical literature 

PA3050-4505 Greek literature 

PA3051-3285 Literary history 

PA3300-3516 Collections 

PA3520-3564 Criticism, interpretation, etc. 

PA3601-3681 Translations 

PA3818-4505 Individual authors 

Including: 

PA3825-3849 Aeschylus 

PA3851-3858 Aesop 

PA3890-3926 Aristotle 

PA3949-3964 Demosthenes 

PA3973-3992 Euripedes 

PA4018-4209 Homer 

PA4279-4333 Plato 

PA4367-4389 Plutarch 

PA4413-4434 Sophocles 

PA4452-4486 Thucydides 

PA4494-4499 Xenophon 

PA5000-5660 Byzantine and modern Greek literature 

PA5301-5638.36 Individual authors 

PA6000-6971 Roman literature 

PA6001-6097 Literary history 

PA6100-6140 Collections 

PA6141-6144 Criticism, interpretation, etc. 

PA6155-6191 Translations 

PA6202-6971 Individual authors 

Including: 

PA6235-6269 Caesar, Julius 

PA6278-6370 Cicero, Marcus Tullius 

PA6393-6444 Horace 

PA6482-6496 Lucretius Carus, Titus 

PA6501-6510 Martial 

PA6519-6553 Ovid 

PA6568-6609 Plautus, Titus Maccius 

PA6611-6637 Pliny, the Elder 

PA6661-6693 Seneca, Lucius Annaeus 

PA6705-6753 Tacitus, Cornelius 

PA6755-6785 Terentius Apher, Publius (Terence) 

PA6801-6961 Vergilius Maro, Publius (Virgil) 

PA8001-8595 Medieval and modern Latin literature 

PA8200-8595 Individual authors 
Subclass PB 

PB1-3029 Modern languages. Celtic languages 

PB1-431 Modern languages 

PB1001-3029 Celtic languages and literature 

PB1101-1200 Goidelic. Gaelic 

PB1201-1449 Irish 

PB1501-1709 Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic, Erse) 

PB1801-1867 Manx 

PB1950 Pict 

PB2001-3029 Brittanic group 

PB2101-2499 Welsh. Cymric 

PB2501-2621 Cornish 

PB2801-2932 Breton. Armorican 

PB3001-3029 Gaulish 
Subclass PC 

PC1-5498 Romance 

PC1-400 General 

PC601-872 Romanian 

PC901-986 Raeto-Romance 

Including Romansh 

PC1001-1977 Italian 

PC1981-1984 Sardinian 

PC2001-3761 French 

PC2700-(3708) Dialects. Provincialisms 

PC2813-(2898) Old French 

PC3201-3366 Provencal (Old) 

PC3371-3420.5 Modern patois of South France 

PC3420.8-3495 Langue d'oc dialects 

PC3721-3761 Slang. Argot 

PC3801-3976 Catalan 

PC4001-4977 Spanish 

PC5001-5498 Portuguese 
Subclass PD 

PD1-(7159) Germanic 

PD1-780 General 

PD1001-1350 Old Germanic dialects 

PD1101-1211 Gothic 

PD1501-(7159) North Germanic. Scandinavian 

PD2201-2393 Old Norse. Old Icelandic and Old 

Norwegian 

PD2401-2446 Modern Icelandic 

PD(2501)-2999 Norwegian 

PD3001-3929 Danish 

PD5001-5929 Swedish 

PD(6000)-(7159) Scandinavian dialects, Modern 
Subclass PE 

PE1-3729 English 

PE101-(458) Anglo-Saxon. Old English 

PE501-(693) Middle English 

PE(814)-896 Early Modern English 

PE1001-1693 Modern English 

PE1700-3602 Dialects. Provincialisms, etc. 

PE3701-3729 Slang. Argot, etc. 
Subclass PF 

PF1-5999 West Germanic 

PF1-979 Dutch 

PF1001-1184 Flemish 

PF1401-1541 Friesian 

PF3001-5999 German 

PF3801-3991 Old High German 

PF3992-4010 Old Saxon 

PF4043-(4350) Middle High German 

PF(4501)-(4596) Early Modern German 

PF5000-5951 Dialects. Provincialism, etc. 

PF5971-5999 Slang. Argot, etc. 
Subclass PG 

PG1-9665 Slavic. Baltic. Albanian 

PG1-7925 Slavic 

PG1-499 Slavic philology and languages (General) 

PG500-585 Slavic literature (General) 

PG601-716 Church Slavic 

PG(771)-(799) Bulgarian Church Slavic 

PG801-1146 Bulgarian 

PG1151-1199 Macedonian 

PG1201-1749 Serbo-Croatian 

PG1801-1962 Slovenian 

PG2001-2826 Russian language 

PG2830-2847 Belarusian 

PG2900-(3698) Russian literature 

PG2900-3190 History and criticism 

PG2900-2998 General 

PG3001-3026 Special periods 

PG3041-3065 Poetry 

PG3071-3089 Drama 

PG3091-3099 Prose 

PG(3100)-(3155) Folk literature 

Including texts 

PG3199-3299 Collections 

PG3199-3205 General 

PG(3211)-3219 Translations 

PG3223-3229.2 Special periods 

PG3230-3238 Poetry 

PG3240-3255 Drama 

PG3260-3299 Prose 

PG3300-3493.96 Individual authors and works 

PG3300-3308 Early to 1700 

PG3310-3319 18th century 

PG3312 Derzhavin 

PG3314 Karamzin 

PG3316 Lomonosov 

PG3318 Sumarokov 

PG3320-3447 1800-1870 

PG3325-3328 Dostoyevsky 

PG3332-3335 Gogol' 

PG3340-3359 Pushkin 

PG3365-3417 Tolstoi 

PG3420-3445 Turgenev 

PG3450-3470 1870-1917 

PG3452 Andreev 

PG3455-3458 Chekhov 

PG3462-3465 Gorky 

PG3475-3476 1917-1960 

PG3477-3490 1961-2000 

PG3491.2-3493.96 2001-

PG3500-3505 Provincial, local, etc. 
PG3515-3550 Outside the Russian Federation 

PG(3651)-(3698) Special subjects 

PG3801-3987 Ukrainian 

PG3990 Carpatho-Rusyn 

PG4001-5146 Czech 

PG5201-5546 Slovak 

PG5631-5689 Sorbian (Wendic) 

PG6001-7446 Polish 

PG7900-7925 Lechitic dialects 

PG8001-9146 Baltic 

PG8201-8208 Old Prussian 

PG8501-8772 Lithuanian 

PG8801-9146 Latvian 

PG9501-9665 Albanian 
Subclass PH 

PH1-5490 Uralic. Basque 

PH1-87 General 

PH91-98.5 Finnic. Baltic-Finnic 

PH101-405 Finnish 

PH501-1109 Other Finnic languages and dialects 

PH501-509 Karelian 

PH521-529 Olonets 

PH531-539 Ludic 

PH541-549 Veps 

PH551-559 Ingrian 

PH561-569 Votic 

PH581-589 Livonian 

PH601-671 Estonian 

PH701-735 Sami 

PH751-785 Mordvin 

PH801-836 Mari 

PH1001-1079 Permic 

PH1101-1109 Udmurt 

PH1201-1409 Ugric languages 

PH2001-3445 Hungarian 

PH3801-3820 Samoyedic languages 

PH5001-5490 Basque 
Subclass PJ 

PJ1-(9500) Oriental philology and literature 

PJ1-489 General 

PJ1-(195) Languages 

PJ306-489 Literature 

PJ601-989 Special groups 

PJ601-621 Christian Oriental 

PJ701-989 Islamic 

PJ991-995 Afroasiatic languages 

PJ1001-1989 Egyptology 

PJ1091-1109 Egyptian writing and its decipherment 

PJ1111-1446 Language 

PJ1481-1989 Literature. Inscriptions 

PJ2001-2199 Coptic 

PJ2340-2399 Libyco-Berber languages. Berber languages 

PJ2353-2367 Libyan group 

PJ2369-2399 Berber languages 

PJ2401-2594 Cushitic languages 

PJ3001-3097 Semitic philology and literature 

PJ3101-(3971) Assyriology. Akkadian 

PJ3231-3595 Language 

PJ3601-(3971) Literature. Inscriptions 

PJ4001-(4091) Sumerian 

PJ4101-4197 West and North Semitic languages 

PJ4171-4197 Phoenician-Punic 

PJ4501-5192 Hebrew 

PJ4543-4937 Language (Biblical and modern) 

PJ4951-4996 Medieval Hebrew 

PJ5001-5060 Literature 

PJ5050-5055.51 Individual authors and works 

PJ5061-5192 Other languages used by Jews 

PJ5111-5192 Yiddish 

PJ5201-5329.5 Aramaic 

PJ5211-5289 West Aramaic 

PJ5211-5219.5 Biblical (Chaldaic) 

PJ5229 Palmyrene inscriptions 

PJ5239 Nabataean inscriptions 

PJ5241-5249 Christian Palestinian 

PJ5251-5259 Jewish Palestinian 

PJ5271-5279 Samaritan 

PJ5281-5289 Neo-Aramaic 

PJ5301-5329.5 East Aramaic 

PJ5321-5329.5 Mandaean 

PJ5401-5809 Syriac 

PJ5414-5495 Language 

PJ5601-5695 Literature 

PJ5701-5709 East Syriac (Nestorian) 

PJ5711-5719 West Syriac (Jacobite) 

PJ5801-5809 Neo-Syriac dialects (Modern Syriac) 

PJ5901-5909 South Semitic languages 
PJ6001-8517 Arabic 

PJ6073-7144 Language 

PJ6690-6697 Ancient Arabic 

PJ6701-6901 Modern Arabic dialects 

PJ6950-7144 South Arabian 

PJ6950-6981 Ancient 

PJ7051-7144 Modern 

PJ7501-8517 Arabic literature 

PJ7695.8-7976 Individual authors or works 

PJ8991-9348 Ethiopian languages 

PJ9001-9101 Ethiopic (Geez) 

PJ9201-9269 Amharic 
Subclass PK 

PK1-(9601) Indo-Iranian philology and literature 

PK1-85 General 

PK101-2899 Indo-Aryan languages 

PK101-185 General 

PK(201)-379 Vedic 

PK401-976 Sanskrit 

PK1001-1095 Pali 

PK1201-1409.5 Prakrit 

PK1421-1429.5 Apabhram. s'a 

PK1471-1490 Middle Indo-Aryan dialects 

PK1501-2899 Modern Indo-Aryan languages 

PK1550-2899 Particular languages and dialects 

PK1550-1569 Assamese 

PK1651-(1799) Bengali 

PK1801-1831.95 Bihari 

PK1841-1870.95 Gujarati 

PK1931-2212 Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani languages and 

literatures 

PK1931-1970 Hindi language 

PK1971-1979.5 Urdu language 

PK1981-2000 Hindustani language 

PK2030-2142 Hindi, Hindustani literatures 

PK2151-2212 Urdu literature 

PK2261-2270.9 Lahnda2

PK2351-2418 Marathi 

PK2461-2479 Marwari 

PK2561-2579.5 Oriya 

PK2591-2610 Pahari 

PK2631-2659 Panjabi 

PK2701-2708.9 Rajasthani 

PK2781-2790 Sindhi 

PK2801-2891 Sinhalese (Singhalese) 

PK2892-2892.95 Siraiki 

PK2896-2899 Romani 

PK(2901)-5471 Indo-Aryan literature 

PK(2901)-2979 General 

PK3591-4485 Sanskrit 

PK3791-3799 Individual authors and works 

PK(3801)-(4251) Special subjects 

PK4471-4485 Translations 

PK(4501)-4681 Pali literature 

PK4990-5046 Prakrit literature 

PK5401-5471 Modern Indo-Aryan literature 

PK6001-6996 Iranian philology and literature 

PK6001-6099 General 

PK6101-(6119) Avestan 

PK6121-6129 Old Persian 

PK6135-6199.9 Middle Iranian languages 

PK6141-6199.5 Pahlavi 
PK6201-(6599.7) 

PK6201-6399 

PK6400-(6599.7) 

PK6450.9-6562.35 

PK6455-6460 

PK6465 

PK6475 

PK6478-6482 

PK6490 

PK6501 

PK6510-6525 

PK6540-6546 

PK6701-6821 

PK7001-7075 

PK7021-7037 

PK7040-7045 

PK7050-7065 

PK8001-8832 

PK8001-8496 

PK8501-8832 

PK9001-9201 

PK9101-9169 

New Persian

Language

Literature

Individual authors or works 

Firdaws2i

Ha2fiz . . 

Ibn Yam2in, Fakhr al-D2in Mah. mu2d 

Jala2l al-D2in Ru2mi2 Maulana 

Ja2mi2

Niza2mi2 Ganjav2i . 

Omar Khayyam 

Sa#di2

Afghan (Pashto, Pushto, Pushtu, etc.) 

Dardic (Pisacha) 

Kashmiri 

Kohistani 

Nuristani (Kafiri) group 

Armenian 

Language 

Literature 

Caucasian languages 

Georgian 
Subclass PL 

PL1-8844 Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania 

PL1-481 Ural-Altaic languages 

PL21-396 Turkic languages 

PL400-431 Mongolian languages 

PL450-481 Tungus Manchu languages 

PL(490)-495 Far Eastern languages and literature 

PL501-889 Japanese language and literature 

PL501-699 Japanese language 

PL700-889 Japanese literature 

PL700-751.5 History and criticism 

PL752-783 Collections 

PL784-866 Individual authors and works 

PL885-889 Local literature 

PL901-998 Korean language and literature 

PL901-949 Korean language 

PL950-998 Korean literature 

PL950.2-969.5 History and criticism 

PL969.8-985 Collections 

PL986-993 Individual authors and works 

PL997-998 Local literature 

PL1001-3208 Chinese language and literature 

PL1001-1960 Chinese language 

PL2250-3208 Chinese literature 

PL2250-2443 History and criticism 

PL2450-2659 Collections 

PL2661-2979 Individual authors and works 

PL3030-3208 Provincial, local, colonial, etc. 

PL3301-3311 Non-Chinese languages of China 

PL3501-3509 Non-Aryan languages of India and Southeastern Asia in 

general 

PL3512 Malaysian literature 

PL3515 Singapore literature 

PL3518 Languages of the Montagnards 

PL3521-4001 Sino-Tibetan languages 

PL3551-4001 Tibeto-Burman languages 

PL3561-3801 Tibeto-Himalayan languages 

PL3601-3775 Tibetan 

PL3781-3801 Himalayan languages 

PL3851-4001 Assam and Burma 

PL4051-4054 Karen languages 

PL4070-4074 Miao-Yao languages 

PL4281-4587 Austroasiatic languages 

PL4301-4470 Mon-Khmer (Mon-Anam) languages 

PL4371-4379 Vietnamese. Annamese 

PL4423-4470 Bru, Chrau, Khasi, Muong, etc. 

PL4471-4471.5 Nicobarese 

PL4490-4498 Chamic languages 

PL4501-4587 Munda languages (Kolarian languages) 

PL4601-(4890) Dravidian languages 
PL5001-7511 Languages of Oceania 

PL5001-7101 Austronesian, Papuan, and Australian languages 

PL5051-5497 Malayan (Indonesian) languages 

PL5501-6135 Philippine languages 

PL6145-6167 Taiwan languages 

PL6191-6341 Micronesian and Melanesian languages 

PL6401-6551 Polynesian languages 

PL6601-6621 Papuan languages 

PL7001-7101 Australian languages 

PL8000-8844 African languages and literature 

PL8000-8009 Languages 

PL8009.5-8014 Literature 

PL8015-8021 Languages. By region or country 

PL8024-8027 Special families of languages 

PL8035-8844 Special languages (alphabetically) 
Subclass PM 

PM1-9021 Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages 

PM1-94 Hperborean languages of Arctic Asia and America 

PM101-2711 American languages (Aboriginal) 

PM231-355 American languages of British North America 

PM(401)-501 American languages of the United States (and Mexico) 

PM549-2711 Special languages of the United States and Canada 

(alphabetically) 

PM3001-4566 Languages of Mexico and Central America 

PM5001-7356 Languages of South America and the West Indies 

PM7801-7895 Mixed languages 

PM7831-7875 Creole languages 

PM8001-8995 Artificial languages--Universal languages 

PM8201-8298 Esperanto 

PM8999 Picture languages 

PM9001-9021 Secret languages 
Subclass PN 

PN1-6790 Literature (General) 

PN1-9 Periodicals 

PN20-30 Societies 

PN45-57 Theory. Philosophy. Esthetics 

PN59-72 Study and teaching 

PN80-99 Criticism 

PN101-245 Authorship 

PN172-239 Technique. Literary composition, etc. 

PN241-241.5 Translating as a literary pursuit 

PN441-1009.5 Literary history 

PN451-497 Biography 

PN500-519 Collections 

PN597-605 Special relations, movements, and currents of literature 

PN610-779 By period 

PN611-649 Ancient 

PN661-694 Medieval (to 1500) 

PN683-687 Legends 

PN688-691 Poetry 

PN692-693 Prose. Prose fiction 

PN695-779 Modern 

PN715-749 Renaissance (1500-1700) 

PN801-820 Romance literature 

PN821-840 Germanic literature 

PN841 Black literature (General) 

PN842 Jewish literature in various languages 

PN851-(884) Comparative literature 

PN(905)-1008 Folk literature 

PN980-995 Fables 

PN1008.2-1009.5 Juvenile literature 

PN1010-1525 Poetry 

PN1031-1049 Theory, philosophy, relations, etc. 

PN1065-1085 Relations to, and treatment of, special subjects 

PN1110-1279 History and criticism 

PN1301-1333 Epic poetry 

PN1341-1347 Folk poetry 

PN1351-1389 Lyric poetry 

PN1530 The monologue 

PN1551 The dialogue 

PN1560-1590 The performing arts. Show business 

PN1585-1589 Centers for the performing arts 

PN1600-3307 Drama 

PN1635-1650 Relation to, and treatment of, special subjects 

PN1660-1693 Technique of dramatic composition 

PN1720-1861 History 

PN1865-1988 Special types 

PN1990-1992.92 Broadcasting 

PN1991-1991.9 Radio broadcasts 

PN1992-1992.92 Television broadcasts 

PN1992.93-19 92.95 Nonbroadcast video recordings 
PN1993-1999 Motion pictures 

PN1997-1997.85 Plays, scenarios, etc. 

PN2000-3307 Dramatic representation. The theater 

PN2061-2071 Art of acting 

PN2085-2091 The stage and accessories 

PN2131-2193 By period 

PN2131-2145 Ancient 

PN2152-2160 Medieval 

PN2171-2179 Renaissance 

PN2181-2193 Modern 

PN2219.3-3030 Special regions or countries 

PN3035 The Jewish theater 

PN3151-3171 Amateur theater 

PN3175-3191 College and school theatricals 

PN3203-3299 Tableaux, pageants, "Happenings," etc. 

PN3311-3503 Prose. Prose fiction 

PN3329-3352 Philosophy, theory, etc. 

PN3355-3383 Technique. Authorship 

PN3427-3448 Special kinds of fiction. Fiction genres 

PN3451-3503 History 

PN4001-4355 Oratory. Elocution, etc. 

PN4071-4095 Study and teaching 

PN4177-4191 Debating 

PN4199-4321 Recitations (in English) 

PN4331-4355 Recitations in foreign languages 

PN4390 Diaries 

PN4400 Letters (Literary history) 

PN4500 Essays (Literary history) 

PN4699-5650 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. 

PN4735-4748 Relation to the state. Government and the press. Liberty of the 

press 

PN4775-4784 Technique. Practical journalism 

PN4825-4830 Amateur journalism 

PN4832-4836 Magazines and other periodicals 

PN4840-5648 By region or country 

PN5650 The Jewish press 

PN6010-6790 Collections of general literature 

PN6066-6069 Special classes of authors 

PN6080-6095 Quotations 

PN6081-6084 English 

PN6086-6089 French 

PN6090-6110 German 

PN6099-6110 Poetry 

PN6110.5-6120 Drama 

PN6120.15-6120.95 Fiction 

PN6121-6129 Orations 

PN6130-6140 Letters 

PN6141-6145 Essays 

PN6146.5-6231 Wit and humor 

PN6157-6222 By region or country 

PN6233-6238 Anacreontic literature 
PN6244-6246 Literary extracts. Commonplace books 

PN6249-6258 Ana 

PN6259-6268 Anecdotes. Table talk 

PN6269-6278 Aphorisms. Apothegms 

PN6279-6288 Epigrams 

PN6288.5-6298 Epitaphs 

PN6299-6308 Maxims 

PN6309-6318 Mottoes 

PN6319-6328 Sayings, bon mots, etc. 

PN6329-6338 Thoughts 

PN6340-6348 Toasts 

PN6348.5-6358 Emblems, devices 

PN6361 Paradoxes 

PN6366-6377 Riddles, acrostics, charades, conundrums, etc. 

PN6400-6525 Proverbs 

PN6700-6790 Comic books, strips, etc. 
Subclass PQ 

PQ1-3999 French literature 

PQ1-771 History and criticism 

PQ1-150 General 

PQ151-221 Medieval. Old French 

PQ226-310 Modern 

PQ400-491 Poetry 

PQ500-591 Drama 

PQ601-771 Prose and prose fiction 

PQ(781)-841) Folk literature 

PQ845 Juvenile literature 

PQ1100-1297 Collections 

PQ1100-1145 General 

PQ1160-1193 Poetry 

PQ1211-1241 Drama 

PQ1243-1297 Prose 

PQ1300-1595 Old French literature 

Class here Old French literature 

to ca. 1500/1550 

PQ1300-1391 Collections 

Individual authors and works 

PQ1411-1545 To 1350/1400 

PQ1551-1595 (14th-) 15th century (to ca. 1525) 

PQ1600-2726 Modern literature 

Individual authors 

PQ1600-1709 16th century 

PQ1710-1935 17th century 

PQ1947-2147 18th century 

PQ2149-2551 19th century 

PQ2600-2651 1900-1960 

PQ2660-2686 1961-2000 

PQ2700-2726 2001-

PQ3800-3999 Provincial, local, colonial, etc. 

PQ4001-5999 Italian literature 

PQ4001-4199.5 History and criticism 

PQ4001-4063 General 

PQ4064-4075 Early to 1500 

PQ4077-4088 Modern 

PQ4091-(4131) Poetry 

PQ4133-4160 Drama 

PQ4161-4185 Prose 

PQ(4186)-(4199) Folk literature 

PQ4199.5 Juvenile literature (General) 

PQ4201-4263 Collections 

PQ4201-4204 General 

PQ4205-4206 Translations 

PQ4207-4225 Poetry 

PQ4227-4245 Drama 

PQ4247-4263 Prose 

PQ4265-4556 Individual authors and works to 1400 
PQ4561-4664 Individual authors, 1400-1700 

PQ4675-4734 Individual authors, 1701-1900 

PQ4800-4851 Individual authors, 1900-1960 

PQ4860-4886 Individual authors, 1961-2000 

PQ4900-4926 Individual authors, 2001-

PQ5901-5999 Regional, provincial, local, etc. 

PQ6001-8929 Spanish literature 

PQ6001-6168 History and criticism 

PQ6001-6056 General 

PQ6056 Moorish-Spanish literature 

PQ6058-6060 Early to 1500 

PQ(6061)-6073 Modern 

PQ6075-6098 Poetry 

PQ6098.7-6129 Drama 

PQ6131-6153 Prose 

PQ(6155)-(6167) Folk literature 

PQ6168 Juvenile literature (General) 

PQ6170-6269 Collections 

PQ6170-6174.9 General 

PQ6174.95-6215 Poetry 

PQ6217-(6241) Drama 

PQ6247-6264 Prose 

PQ(6265)-6269 Translations 

PQ6271-6498 Individual authors and works to 1700 

PQ6500-6576 Individual authors, 1700-ca. 1868 

PQ6600-6647 Individual authors, 1868-1960 

PQ6650-6676 Individual authors, 1961-2000 

PQ6700-6726 Individual authors, 2001-

PQ7000-8929 Provincial, local, colonial, etc. 

PQ7081-8560 Spanish America 

PQ9000-9999 Portuguese literature 

PQ9000-9129 History and criticism 

PQ9000-9034 General 

PQ9035-9055 Special periods 

PQ9061-9081 Poetry 

PQ9083-9095 Drama 

PQ9097-9119 Prose 

PQ(9121)-(9128) Folk literature 

PQ9129 Juvenile literature (General) 

PQ9131-9188 Collections 

PQ9131-9144 General 

PQ9137 Translations 

PQ9149-9163 Poetry 

PQ9164-9170 Drama 

PQ9172-9188 Prose 

PQ9189 Individual authors and works to 1500 

PQ9191-9255 Individual authors and works, 1500-1700 

PQ9261 Individual authors, 1701-1960 

PQ9262-9288 Individual authors, 1961-2000 

PQ9300-9326 Individual authors, 2001-

PQ9400-9999 Provincial, local, colonial, etc. 
PQ9500-9698.436 Brazil 
Subclass PR 

PR1-9680 English literature 

PR1-56 Literary history and criticism 

PR57-78 Criticism 

PR111-116 Women authors 

PR125-(138.5) Relations to other literatures and countries 

PR161-488 By period 

PR171-236 Anglo-Saxon (Beginnings through 1066) 

PR251-369 Medieval. Middle English (1066-1500) 

PR401-488 Modern 

PR421-(429) Elizabethan era (1550-1640) 

PR431-(439) 17th century 

PR441-(449) 18th century 

PR451-(469) 19th century 

PR471-(479) 20th century 

PR481-488 21st century 

PR500-614 Poetry 

PR521-614 By period 

PR621-744 Drama 

PR641-744 By period 

PR750-890 Prose 

PR767-818 By period 

PR821-890 Prose fiction. The novel 

PR901-907.2 Oratory 

PR908 Diaries 

PR911-918 Letters 

PR921-928 Essays 

PR931-938 Wit and humor 

PR(951)-981 Folk literature 

PR1098-1369 Collections of English literature 

PR1110 Special classes of authors 

PR1119-1151 By period 

PR1170-1228 Poetry 

PR1241-1273 Drama 

PR1281-1309 Prose (General) 

PR1321-1329 Oratory 

PR1330 Diaries 

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PR1361-1369 Essays 

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PR English 

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PR6000-6049 1900-1960 

PR6050-6076 1961-2000 

PR6100-6126 2001-

PR8309-9680 English literature: Provincial, local, etc. 
Subclass PS

PS1-3576 American literature

PS126-138 Biography, memoirs, letters, etc.

PS147-152 Women authors

PS163-173 Treatment of special subjects, classes 

PS185-231 By period

PS185-195 17th-18th centuries

PS201-217 19th century

PS221-228 20th century

PS229-231 21st century

PS241-286 Special regions, states, etc.

PS241-255 North

PS261-267 South

PS271-285 West and Central

PS301-326 Poetry

PS330-353 Drama

PS360-380 Prose

PS370-380 Prose fiction

PS400-408.2 Oratory

PS409 Diaries

PS410-419 Letters

PS420-429 Essays

PS430-439 Wit and humor. Satire

PS(451)-478 Folk literature

PS490 Juvenile literature (General)

PS501-689 Collections of American literature

PS530-536.3 By period

PS537-574 By region

PS538-549 North

PS551-559 South

PS561-572 West and Central

PS580-619 Poetry

PS593 By form

PS601-617 By period

PS623-(635) Drama

PS642-659.5 Prose (General)

PS651-659.2 By period

PS660-668.2 Oratory

PS666-668.2 By period

PS669 Diaries

PS670-678.2 Letters

PS680-689 Essays

PS700-3576 Individual authors

PS700-893 Colonial period (17th and 18th centuries)

PS991-(3390) 19th century

PS3500-3549 1900-1960

PS3550-3576 1961-2000

PS3600-3626 2001-

PS(8001-8599) Canadian literature
Subclass PT

PT1-4897 German literature

PT1-80 Literary history and criticism

PT83-(873) History of German literature

PT175-230 Medieval

PT236-405 Modern

PT500-597 Poetry

PT605-709 Drama

PT711-871 Prose

PT(881)-(951) Folk literature

PT923-937 Faust legend

PT1100-1479 Collections

PT1100-1141 General

PT1151-1241 Poetry

PT1251-1299 Drama

PT1301-1360 Prose

PT1371-(1374) Early to 1950. Old and Middle High German

PT1375-1479 Middle High German

PT1501-2688 Individual authors or works

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PT1701-1797 1500-ca. 1700

PT1799-2592 1700-ca. 1860/70

PT1891-2239 Goethe

PT1891-2017 Works

PT2026-(2039) Translations

PT(2044)-2239 Biography and criticism

PT2600-2653 1860/70-1960

PT2660-2688 1961-2000

PT2700-2728 2001-

PT3701-3971 Provincial, local, colonial, etc.

PT3701-3746 East Germany

PT4801-4897 Low German literature

PT5001-5980 Dutch literature

PT5001-5348 Literary history and criticism

PT5001-5112 General

PT5121-5185 Special periods

PT5201-5243 Poetry

PT5250-5295 Drama

PT5300-5348 Prose

PT(5351)-5395 Folk literature

PT5398 Juvenile literature (General)

PT5400-5547 Collections

PT5400-5409 General

PT5410-5414 Translations

PT5420-5460 Special periods

PT5470-5488 Poetry

PT5490-5515 Drama

PT5517-5547 Prose

PT5555-5881.36 Individual authors or works

PT5555-5595 Medieval
PT5600-5739 16th-18th centuries

PT5620-5637 Cats, Jacob

PT5700-5732 Vondel, Joost van den

PT5800-5880 1800-1960

PT5881-5881.36 1961-2000

PT5882-5882.36 2001-

PT5901-5980 Provincial, local, foreign

PT6000-6467.36 Flemish literature since 1830

PT6000-6199 Literary history and criticism

PT(6200)-(6230) Folk literature

PT6250 Juvenile literature (General)

PT6300-6397 Collections

PT6400-6467.36 Individual authors or works

PT6500-6593.36 Afrikaans literature

PT6500-6530 Literary history and criticism

PT(6540)-6545 Folk literature

PT6550-6575 Collections

PT6580 Local

PT6590-6593.36 Individual authors or works

PT7001-7099 Scandinavian literature

PT7001-7099 General

PT7001-7087 Literary history and criticism

PT(7088)-(7089) Folk literature

PT7090-7099 Collections

PT7101-7338 Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian

PT7101-7211 Literary history and criticism

PT7170-7176 Poetry

PT7177-7211 Prose

PT7181-7193 Sagas

PT7195-7211 Scientific and learned literature

PT7220-7262.5 Collections

PT7230-7252 Poetry

PT7255-7262.5 Prose

PT7261-7262.5 Sagas

PT7263-7296 Individual sagas and historical works

PT7298-7309 Religious works

PT7312-7318 Scientific and learned literature

PT7326-7338 Individual authors or works before 1540

PT7351-7550 Modern Icelandic literature

PT7351-7418 Literary history and criticism

PT(7420)-(7438) Folk literature

PT7442 Juvenile literature (General)

PT7450-7495 Collections

PT7500-7511 Individual authors or works

PT7500-7501 16th-18th centuries

PT7510-7511 19th-20th centuries

PT7512-7513 21st century

PT7520-7550 Provincial, local, foreign

PT7581-7599 Faroese literature

PT7581-7592 Literary history and criticism

PT7593-7596.5 Collections
PT7597 Local

PT7598-7599 Individual authors or works

PT7601-8260 Danish literature

PT7601-7869 Literary history and criticism

PT7721-7762 Special periods

PT7770-7794 Poetry

PT7800-7832 Drama

PT7835-7869 Prose

PT(7900)-7930 Folk literature

PT7935 Juvenile literature (General)

PT7945-8046 Collections

PT7975-7994 Poetry

PT7999-8020 Drama

PT8021-8046 Prose

PT8050-8177.36 Individual authors or works

PT8050 Medieval

PT8060-8098 16th-18th centuries

PT8070-8094.5 Holberg, Ludvig

PT8100-8167 19th century

PT8102-8120 Andersen, Hans Christian

PT8145-8157 Oehlenschläger, Adam Gottlob

PT8174-8175 1900-1960

PT8176-8176.36 1961-2000

PT8177-8177.36 2001-

PT8205-8260 Provincial, local, foreign

PT8301-9155 Norwegian literature

PT8301-8574 Literary history and criticism

PT(8420)-8456 Special periods

PT8460-8489 Poetry

PT8500-8534 Drama

PT8540-8574 Prose

PT(8600)-(8637) Folk literature

PT8640 Juvenile literature (General)

PT8650-8733 Collections

PT8675-8695 Poetry

PT8699-8718 Drama

PT8719-8723 Prose

PT8750-8952.36 Individual authors or works

PT8750-8775 16th-18th centuries

PT8800-8942 19th century

PT8851-8900 Ibsen, Henrik

PT8949-8950 1900-1960

PT8951-8951.36 1961-2000

PT8952-8952.36 2001-

PT9000-9094 Landsmaal or New Norwegian

PT9000-9019 Literary history and criticism

PT9025-9055 Collections

PT9064-9094 Individual authors

PT9100-9155 Provincial, local, foreign

PT9201-9999 Swedish literature

PT9201-9499 Literary history and criticism
PT9320-9370 Special periods

PT9375-9404 Poetry

PT9415-9449 Drama

PT9460-9499 Prose

PT(9509)-(9542) Folk literature

PT9544 Juvenile literature (General)

PT9547-9639 Collections

PT9565-9570 Translations

PT9580-9599 Poetry

PT9605-9625 Drama

PT9626-9639 Prose

PT9650-9877.36 Individual authors or works

PT9650-9651 Medieval

PT9674-9715 16th-18th centuries

PT9725-9850 19th century

PT9759-9771 Lagerlöf, Selma

PT9800-9817 Strindberg, Johan August

PT9820-9838 Tegnér, Esaias

PT9870-9875 1900-1960

PT9876-9876.36 1961-2000

PT9877-9877.36 2001-

PT9950-9999 Provincial, local, foreign
Subclass PZ

PZ(1)-90 Fiction and juvenile belles lettres

PZ(1)-(4) Fiction in English

PZ5-90 Juvenile belles lettres