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Library of Congress Classification/Class P

140485Library of Congress Classification — Class P: Language and Literature

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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

P1-1091Philology. Linguistics
P1-85 General
P87-96Communication. Mass media
P94.7 Interpersonal communication
P95-95.6Oral communication. Speech
P98-98.5Computational linguistics. Natural language processing
P99-99.4Semiotics. Signs and symbols
P99.5-99.6Nonverbal communication
P101-410Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
P118-118.75Language acquisition
P121-149Science of language (Linguistics)
P201-299Comparative grammar
P301-301.5Style. Composition. Rhetoric
P302-302.87Discourse analysis
P306-310Translating and interpreting
P321-324.5Etymology
P325-325.5Semantics
P326-326.5Lexicology
P327-327.5Lexicography
P375-381Linguistic geography
P501-769Indo European (Indo Germanic) philology
P901-1091Extinct ancient or medieval languages

​Subclass PA

PA1-199Classical philology
PA201-899Greek philology and language
PA1000-1179Medieval and modern Greek language
PA2001-2915Latin philology and language
PA3000-3049Classical literature
PA3050-4505Greek literature
PA3051-3285 Literary history
PA3300-3516Collections
PA3520-3564Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PA3601-3681Translations
PA3818-4505Individual authors
Including:
PA3825-3849 Aeschylus
PA3851-3858Aesop
PA3890-3926Aristotle
PA3949-3964Demosthenes
PA3973-3992Euripedes
PA4018-4209Homer
PA4279-4333Plato
PA4367-4389Plutarch
PA4413-4434Sophocles
PA4452-4486Thucydides
PA4494-4499Xenophon
PA5000-5660Byzantine and modern Greek literature
PA5301-5638.36Individual authors
PA6000-6971Roman literature
PA6001-6097Literary history
PA6100-6140Collections
PA6141-6144Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PA6155-6191Translations
PA6202-6971Individual authors
Including:
PA6235-6269Caesar, Julius
PA6278-6370Cicero, Marcus Tullius
PA6393-6444Horace
PA6482-6496Lucretius Carus, Titus
PA6501-6510Martial
PA6519-6553Ovid
PA6568-6609Plautus, Titus Maccius
PA6611-6637Pliny, the Elder
PA6661-6693Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
PA6705-6753Tacitus, Cornelius
PA6755-6785Terentius Apher, Publius (Terence)
PA6801-6961Vergilius Maro, Publius (Virgil)
PA8001-8595Medieval and modern Latin literature
PA8200-8595Individual authors

​Subclass PB

PB1-3029Modern languages. Celtic languages
PB1-431 Modern languages
PB1001-3029Celtic languages and literature
PB1101-1200 Goidelic. Gaelic
PB1201-1449 Irish
PB1501-1709Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic, Erse)
PB1801-1867Manx
PB1950Pict
PB2001-3029Brittanic group
PB2101-2499Welsh. Cymric
PB2501-2621Cornish
PB2801-2932Breton. Armorican
PB3001-3029Gaulish

​Subclass PC

PC1-5498Romance
PC1-400 General
PC601-872Romanian
PC901-986Raeto Romance
Including Romansh
PC1001-1977Italian
PC1981-1984Sardinian
PC2001-3761French
PC2700-(3708) Dialects. Provincialisms
PC2813-(2898) Old French
PC3201-3366Provencal (Old)
PC3371-3420.5Modern patois of South France
PC3420.8-3495Langue d'oc dialects
PC3721-3761Slang. Argot
PC3801-3976Catalan
PC4001-4977Spanish
PC5001-5498Portuguese

​Subclass PD

PD1-(7159)Germanic
PD1-780 General
PD1001-1350Old 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

PE1-3729English
PE101-(458) Anglo Saxon. Old English
PE501-(693)Middle English
PE(814)-896Early Modern English
PE1001-1693Modern English
PE1700-3602Dialects. Provincialisms, etc.
PE3701-3729Slang. Argot, etc.

​Subclass PF

PF1-5999West Germanic
PF1-979 Dutch
PF1001-1184Flemish
PF1401-1541Friesian
PF3001-5999German
PF3801-3991 Old High German
PF3992-4010Old Saxon
PF4043-(4350)Middle High German
PF(4501)-(4596)Early Modern German
PF5000-5951Dialects. Provincialism, etc.
PF5971-5999Slang. Argot, etc.

​Subclass PG

PG1-9665Slavic. Baltic. Albanian
PG1-7925 Slavic
PG1-499 Slavic philology and languages (General)
PG500-585Slavic literature (General)
PG601-716Church Slavic
PG(771)-(799)Bulgarian Church Slavic
PG801-1146Bulgarian
PG1151-1199Macedonian
PG1201-1749Serbo-Croatian
PG1801-1962Slovenian
PG2001-2826Russian language
PG2830-2847Belarusian
PG2900-(3698)Russian literature
PG2900-3190 History and criticism
PG2900-2998 General
PG3001-3026Special periods
PG3041-3065Poetry
PG3071-3089Drama
PG3091-3099Prose
PG(3100)-(3155)Folk literature
Including texts
PG3199-3299Collections
PG3199-3205General
PG(3211)-3219Translations
PG3223-3229.2Special periods
PG3230-3238Poetry
PG3240-3255Drama
PG3260-3299Prose
PG3300-3493.96Individual authors and works
PG3300-3308Early to 1700
PG3310-331918th century
PG3312 Derzhavin
PG3314Karamzin
PG3316Lomonosov
PG3318Sumarokov
PG3320-34471800-1870
PG3325-3328Dostoyevsky
PG3332-3335Gogol'
PG3340-3359Pushkin
PG3365-3417Tolstoi
PG3420-3445Turgenev
PG3450-34701870-1917
PG3452Andreev
PG3455-3458Chekhov
PG3462-3465Gorky
PG3475-34761917-1960
PG3477-34901961-2000
PG3491.2-3493.962001-
PG3500-3505Provincial, local, etc.

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PG3515-3550   Outside the Russian Federation
PG(3651)-(3698)Special subjects
PG3801-3987Ukrainian
PG3990Carpatho-Rusyn
PG4001-5146Czech
PG5201-5546Slovak
PG5631-5689Sorbian (Wendic)
PG6001-7446Polish
PG7900-7925Lechitic dialects
PG8001-9146Baltic
PG8201-8208Old Prussian
PG8501-8772Lithuanian
PG8801-9146Latvian
PG9501-9665Albanian

​Subclass PH

PH1-5490Uralic. Basque
PH1-87 General
PH91-98.5Finnic. Baltic-Finnic
PH101-405Finnish
PH501-1109Other Finnic languages and dialects
PH501-509 Karelian
PH521-529Olonets
PH531-539Ludic
PH541-549Veps
PH551-559Ingrian
PH561-569Votic
PH581-589Livonian
PH601-671Estonian
PH701-735Sami
PH751-785Mordvin
PH801-836Mari
PH1001-1079Permic
PH1101-1109Udmurt
PH1201-1409Ugric languages
PH2001-3445Hungarian
PH3801-3820Samoyedic languages
PH5001-5490Basque

​Subclass PJ

PJ1-(9500)Oriental philology and literature
PJ1-489 General
PJ1-(195) Languages
PJ306-489Literature
PJ601-989Special groups
PJ601-621Christian Oriental
PJ701-989Islamic
PJ991-995Afroasiatic languages
PJ1001-1989Egyptology
PJ1091-1109Egyptian writing and its decipherment
PJ1111-1446Language
PJ1481-1989Literature. Inscriptions
PJ2001-2199Coptic
PJ2340-2399Libyco-Berber languages. Berber languages
PJ2353-2367Libyan group
PJ2369-2399Berber languages
PJ2401-2594Cushitic languages
PJ3001-3097Semitic philology and literature
PJ3101-(3971)Assyriology. Akkadian
PJ3231-3595Language
PJ3601-(3971)Literature. Inscriptions
PJ4001-(4091)Sumerian
PJ4101-4197West and North Semitic languages
PJ4171-4197Phoenician-Punic
PJ4501-5192Hebrew
PJ4543-4937Language (Biblical and modern)
PJ4951-4996Medieval Hebrew
PJ5001-5060Literature
PJ5050-5055.51 Individual authors and works
PJ5061-5192Other languages used by Jews
PJ5111-5192Yiddish
PJ5201-5329.5Aramaic
PJ5211-5289West Aramaic
PJ5211-5219.5Biblical (Chaldaic)
PJ5229Palmyrene inscriptions
PJ5239Nabataean inscriptions
PJ5241-5249Christian Palestinian
PJ5251-5259Jewish Palestinian
PJ5271-5279Samaritan
PJ5281-5289Neo-Aramaic
PJ5301-5329.5East Aramaic
PJ5321-5329.5Mandaean
PJ5401-5809Syriac
PJ5414-5495Language
PJ5601-5695Literature
PJ5701-5709East Syriac (Nestorian)
PJ5711-5719West Syriac (Jacobite)
PJ5801-5809Neo Syriac dialects (Modern Syriac)
PJ5901-5909South Semitic languages

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PJ6001-8517 Arabic
PJ6073-7144 Language
PJ6690-6697 Ancient Arabic
PJ6701-6901Modern Arabic dialects
PJ6950-7144South Arabian
PJ6950-6981 Ancient
PJ7051-7144Modern
PJ7501-8517Arabic literature
PJ7695.8-7976Individual authors or works
PJ8991-9348Ethiopian languages
PJ9001-9101Ethiopic (Geez)
PJ9201-9269Amharic

​Subclass PK

PK1-(9601)Indo-Iranian philology and literature
PK1-85 General
PK101-2899Indo-Aryan languages
PK101-185 General
PK(201)-379Vedic
PK401-976Sanskrit
PK1001-1095Pali
PK1201-1409.5Prakrit
PK1421-1429.5Apabhramśa
PK1471-1490Middle Indo-Aryan dialects
PK1501-2899Modern Indo-Aryan languages
PK1550-2899 Particular languages and dialects
PK1550-1569 Assamese
PK1651-(1799)Bengali
PK1801-1831.95Bihari
PK1841-1870.95Gujarati
PK1931-2212Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani languages and literatures
PK1931-1970 Hindi language
PK1971-1979.5Urdu language
PK1981-2000Hindustani language
PK2030-2142Hindi, Hindustani literatures
PK2151-2212Urdu literature
PK2261-2270.9Lahndā
PK2351-2418Marathi
PK2461-2479Marwari
PK2561-2579.5Oriya
PK2591-2610Pahari
PK2631-2659Panjabi
PK2701-2708.9Rajasthani
PK2781-2790Sindhi
PK2801-2891Sinhalese (Singhalese)
PK2892-2892.95Siraiki
PK2896-2899Romani
PK(2901)-5471Indo-Aryan literature
PK(2901)-2979General
PK3591-4485Sanskrit
PK3791-3799Individual authors and works
PK(3801)-(4251)Special subjects
PK4471-4485Translations
PK(4501)-4681Pali literature
PK4990-5046Prakrit literature
PK5401-5471Modern Indo-Aryan literature
PK6001-6996Iranian philology and literature
PK6001-6099General
PK6101-(6119)Avestan
PK6121-6129Old Persian
PK6135-6199.9Middle Iranian languages
PK6141-6199.5Pahlavi

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PK6201-(6599.7)  New Persian
PK6201-6399 Language
PK6400-(6599.7)Literature
PK6450.9-6562.35 Individual authors or works
PK6455-6460 Firdawsī
PK6465Hāfiz
PK6475Ibn Yamīn, Fakhr al-Dīn Mahmūd
PK6478-6482Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī Maulana
PK6490Jāmī
PK6501Nizāmī Ganjavī
PK6510-6525Omar Khayyam
PK6540-6546Sa'dī
PK6701-6821Afghan (Pashto, Pushto, Pushtu, etc.)
PK7001-7075Dardic (Pisacha)
PK7021-7037Kashmiri
PK7040-7045Kohistani
PK7050-7065Nuristani (Kafiri) group
PK8001-8832Armenian
PK8001-8496Language
PK8501-8832Literature
PK9001-9201Caucasian languages
PK9101-9169Georgian

​Subclass PL

PL1-8844Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-481 Ural-Altaic languages
PL21-396 Turkic languages
PL400-431Mongolian languages
PL450-481Tungus Manchu languages
PL(490)-495Far Eastern languages and literature
PL501-889Japanese language and literature
PL501-699Japanese language
PL700-889Japanese literature
PL700-751.5 History and criticism
PL752-783Collections
PL784-866Individual authors and works
PL885-889Local literature
PL901-998Korean language and literature
PL901-949Korean language
PL950-998Korean literature
PL950.2-969.5History and criticism
PL969.8-985Collections
PL986-993Individual authors and works
PL997-998Local literature
PL1001-3208Chinese language and literature
PL1001-1960Chinese language
PL2250-3208Chinese literature
PL2250-2443History and criticism
PL2450-2659Collections
PL2661-2979Individual authors and works
PL3030-3208Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
PL3301-3311Non-Chinese languages of China
PL3501-3509Non-Aryan languages of India and Southeastern Asia in general
PL3512Malaysian literature
PL3515Singapore literature
PL3518Languages of the Montagnards
PL3521-4001Sino-Tibetan languages
PL3551-4001Tibeto-Burman languages
PL3561-3801Tibeto-Himalayan languages
PL3601-3775 Tibetan
PL3781-3801Himalayan languages
PL3851-4001Assam and Burma
PL4051-4054Karen languages
PL4070-4074Miao-Yao languages
PL4281-4587Austroasiatic languages
PL4301-4470Mon-Khmer (Mon-Anam) languages
PL4371-4379Vietnamese. Annamese
PL4423-4470Bru, Chrau, Khasi, Muong, etc.
PL4471-4471.5Nicobarese
PL4490-4498Chamic languages
PL4501-4587Munda languages (Kolarian languages)
PL4601-(4890)Dravidian languages

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PL5001-7511 Languages of Oceania
PL5001-7101 Austronesian, Papuan, and Australian languages
PL5051-5497 Malayan (Indonesian) languages
PL5501-6135Philippine languages
PL6145-6167Taiwan languages
PL6191-6341Micronesian and Melanesian languages
PL6401-6551Polynesian languages
PL6601-6621Papuan languages
PL7001-7101Australian languages
PL8000-8844African 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

PM1-9021Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages
PM1-94 Hperborean languages of Arctic Asia and America
PM101-2711American languages (Aboriginal)
PM231-355 American languages of British North America
PM(401)-501American languages of the United States (and Mexico)
PM549-2711Special languages of the United States and Canada (alphabetically)
PM3001-4566Languages of Mexico and Central America
PM5001-7356Languages of South America and the West Indies
PM7801-7895Mixed languages
PM7831-7875Creole languages
PM8001-8995Artificial language—Universal languages
PM8201-8298Esperanto
PM8999Picture languages
PM9001-9021Secret languages

​Subclass PN

PN1-6790Literature (General)
PN1-9 Periodicals
PN20-30Societies
PN45-57Theory. Philosophy. Esthetics
PN59-72Study and teaching
PN80-99Criticism
PN101-245Authorship
PN172-239 Technique. Literary composition, etc.
PN241-241.5Translating as a literary pursuit
PN441-1009.5Literary history
PN451-497Biography
PN500-519Collections
PN597-605Special relations, movements, and currents of literature
PN610-779By period
PN611-649 Ancient
PN661-694Medieval (to 1500)
PN683-687 Legends
PN688-691Poetry
PN692-693Prose. Prose fiction
PN695-779Modern
PN715-749Renaissance (1500-1700)
PN801-820Romance literature
PN821-840Germanic literature
PN841Black literature (General)
PN842Jewish literature in various languages
PN851-(884)Comparative literature
PN(905)-1008Folk literature
PN980-995Fables
PN1008.2-1009.5Juvenile literature
PN1010-1525Poetry
PN1031-1049Theory, philosophy, relations, etc.
PN1065-1085Relations to, and treatment of, special subjects
PN1110-1279History and criticism
PN1301-1333Epic poetry
PN1341-1347Folk poetry
PN1351-1389Lyric poetry
PN1530The monologue
PN1551The dialogue
PN1560-1590The performing arts. Show business
PN1585-1589Centers for the performing arts
PN1600-3307Drama
PN1635-1650Relation to, and treatment of, special subjects
PN1660-1693Technique of dramatic composition
PN1720-1861History
PN1865-1988Special types
PN1990-1992.92Broadcasting
PN1991-1991.9Radio broadcasts
PN1992-1992.92Television broadcasts
PN1992.93-19-92.95Nonbroadcast video recordings

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PN1993-1999  Motion pictures
PN1997-1997.85 Plays, scenarios, etc.
PN2000-3307Dramatic representation. The theater
PN2061-2071Art of acting
PN2085-2091The stage and accessories
PN2131-2193By period
PN2131-2145 Ancient
PN2152-2160Medieval
PN2171-2179Renaissance
PN2181-2193Modern
PN2219.3-3030Special regions or countries
PN3035The Jewish theater
PN3151-3171Amateur theater
PN3175-3191College and school theatricals
PN3203-3299Tableaux, pageants, "Happenings," etc.
PN3311-3503Prose. Prose fiction
PN3329-3352Philosophy, theory, etc.
PN3355-3383Technique. Authorship
PN3427-3448Special kinds of fiction. Fiction genres
PN3451-3503History
PN4001-4355Oratory. Elocution, etc.
PN4071-4095Study and teaching
PN4177-4191Debating
PN4199-4321Recitations (in English)
PN4331-4355Recitations in foreign languages
PN4390Diaries
PN4400Letters (Literary history)
PN4500Essays (Literary history)
PN4699-5650Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4735-4748Relation to the state. Government and the press. Liberty of the press
PN4775-4784Technique. Practical journalism
PN4825-4830Amateur journalism
PN4832-4836Magazines and other periodicals
PN4840-5648By region or country
PN5650The Jewish press
PN6010-6790Collections of general literature
PN6066-6069Special classes of authors
PN6080-6095Quotations
PN6081-6084English
PN6086-6089French
PN6090-6110German
PN6099-6110Poetry
PN6110.5-6120Drama
PN6120.15-6120.95Fiction
PN6121-6129Orations
PN6130-6140Letters
PN6141-6145Essays
PN6146.5-6231Wit and humor
PN6157-6222By region or country
PN6233-6238Anacreontic literature

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PN6244-6246  Literary extracts. Commonplace books
PN6249-6258Ana
PN6259-6268Anecdotes. Table talk
PN6269-6278Aphorisms. Apothegms
PN6279-6288Epigrams
PN6288.5-6298Epitaphs
PN6299-6308Maxims
PN6309-6318Mottoes
PN6319-6328Sayings, bon mots, etc.
PN6329-6338Thoughts
PN6340-6348Toasts
PN6348.5-6358Emblems, devices
PN6361Paradoxes
PN6366-6377Riddles, acrostics, charades, conundrums, etc.
PN6400-6525Proverbs
PN6700-6790Comic books, strips, etc.

​Subclass PQ

PQ1-3999French literature
PQ1-771 History and criticism
PQ1-150 General
PQ151-221Medieval. Old French
PQ226-310Modern
PQ400-491Poetry
PQ500-591Drama
PQ601-771Prose and prose fiction
PQ(781)-841)Folk literature
PQ845Juvenile literature
PQ1100-1297Collections
PQ1100-1145General
PQ1160-1193Poetry
PQ1211-1241Drama
PQ1243-1297Prose
PQ1300-1595Old French literature
Class here Old French literature to ca. 1500/1550
PQ1300-1391Collections
Individual authors and works
PQ1411-1545 To 1350/1400
PQ1551-1595(14th-) 15th century (to ca. 1525)
PQ1600-2726Modern literature
Individual authors
PQ1600-170916th century
PQ1710-193517th century
PQ1947-214718th century
PQ2149-255119th century
PQ2600-26511900-1960
PQ2660-26861961-2000
PQ2700-27262001-
PQ3800-3999Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
PQ4001-5999Italian literature
PQ4001-4199.5History and criticism
PQ4001-4063General
PQ4064-4075Early to 1500
PQ4077-4088Modern
PQ4091-(4131)Poetry
PQ4133-4160Drama
PQ4161-4185Prose
PQ(4186)-(4199)Folk literature
PQ4199.5Juvenile literature (General)
PQ4201-4263Collections
PQ4201-4204General
PQ4205-4206Translations
PQ4207-4225Poetry
PQ4227-4245Drama
PQ4247-4263Prose
PQ4265-4556Individual authors and works to 1400

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PQ4561-4664 Individual authors, 1400-1700
PQ4675-4734Individual authors, 1701-1900
PQ4800-4851Individual authors, 1900-1960
PQ4860-4886Individual authors, 1961-2000
PQ4900-4926Individual authors, 2001-
PQ5901-5999Regional, provincial, local, etc.
PQ6001-8929Spanish literature
PQ6001-6168History and criticism
PQ6001-6056 General
PQ6056 Moorish Spanish literature
PQ6058-6060Early to 1500
PQ(6061)-6073Modern
PQ6075-6098Poetry
PQ6098.7-6129Drama
PQ6131-6153Prose
PQ(6155)-(6167)Folk literature
PQ6168Juvenile literature (General)
PQ6170-6269Collections
PQ6170-6174.9General
PQ6174.95-6215Poetry
PQ6217-(6241)Drama
PQ6247-6264Prose
PQ(6265)-6269Translations
PQ6271-6498Individual authors and works to 1700
PQ6500-6576Individual authors, 1700 ca. 1868
PQ6600-6647Individual authors, 1868-1960
PQ6650-6676Individual authors, 1961-2000
PQ6700-6726Individual authors, 2001-
PQ7000-8929Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
PQ7081-8560Spanish America
PQ9000-9999Portuguese literature
PQ9000-9129History and criticism
PQ9000-9034General
PQ9035-9055Special periods
PQ9061-9081Poetry
PQ9083-9095Drama
PQ9097-9119Prose
PQ(9121)-(9128)Folk literature
PQ9129Juvenile literature (General)
PQ9131-9188Collections
PQ9131-9144General
PQ9137Translations
PQ9149-9163Poetry
PQ9164-9170Drama
PQ9172-9188Prose
PQ9189Individual authors and works to 1500
PQ9191-9255Individual authors and works, 1500-1700
PQ9261Individual authors, 1701-1960
PQ9262-9288Individual authors, 1961-2000
PQ9300-9326Individual authors, 2001-
PQ9400-9999Provincial, local, colonial, etc.

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PQ9500-9698.436  Brazil

​Subclass PR

PR1-9680English literature
PR1-56 Literary history and criticism
PR57-78Criticism
PR111-116Women authors
PR125-(138.5)Relations to other literatures and countries
PR161-488By period
PR171-236 Anglo-Saxon (Beginnings through 1066)
PR251-369Medieval. Middle English (1066-1500)
PR401-488Modern
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PR431-(439)17th century
PR441-(449)18th century
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PR500-614Poetry
PR521-614By period
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PR6000-60491900-1960
PR6050-60761961-2000
PR6100-61262001-
PR8309-9680English literature: Provincial, local, etc.

​Subclass PS

PS1-3576American literature
PS126-138 Biography, memoirs, letters, etc.
PS147-152Women authors
PS163-173Treatment of special subjects, classes
PS185-231By period
PS185-195 17th-18th centuries
PS201-21719th century
PS221-22820th century
PS229-23121st century
PS241-286Special regions, states, etc.
PS241-255North
PS261-267South
PS271-285West and Central
PS301-326Poetry
PS330-353Drama
PS360-380Prose
PS370-380Prose fiction
PS400-408.2Oratory
PS409Diaries
PS410-419Letters
PS420-429Essays
PS430-439Wit and humor. Satire
PS(451)-478Folk literature
PS490Juvenile literature (General)
PS501-689Collections of American literature
PS530-536.3By period
PS537-574By region
PS538-549 North
PS551-559South
PS561-572West and Central
PS580-619Poetry
PS593By form
PS601-617By period
PS623-(635)Drama
PS642-659.5Prose (General)
PS651-659.2By period
PS660-668.2Oratory
PS666-668.2By period
PS669Diaries
PS670-678.2Letters
PS680-689Essays
PS700-3576Individual authors
PS700-893Colonial period (17th and 18th centuries)
PS991-(3390)19th century
PS3500-35491900-1960
PS3550-35761961-2000
PS3600-36262001-
PS(8001-8599)Canadian literature

​Subclass PT

PT1-4897German literature
PT1-80 Literary history and criticism
PT83-(873)History of German literature
PT175-230 Medieval
PT236-405Modern
PT500-597Poetry
PT605-709Drama
PT711-871Prose
PT(881)-(951)Folk literature
PT923-937Faust legend
PT1100-1479Collections
PT1100-1141General
PT1151-1241Poetry
PT1251-1299Drama
PT1301-1360Prose
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PT1891-2239 Goethe
PT1891-2017 Works
PT2026-(2039)Translations
PT(2044)-2239Biography and criticism
PT2600-26531860/70-1960
PT2660-26881961-2000
PT2700-27282001-
PT3701-3971Provincial, local, colonial, etc.
PT3701-3746East Germany
PT4801-4897Low German literature
PT5001-5980Dutch literature
PT5001-5348Literary history and criticism
PT5001-5112General
PT5121-5185Special periods
PT5201-5243Poetry
PT5250-5295Drama
PT5300-5348Prose
PT(5351)-5395Folk literature
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PT5470-5488Poetry
PT5490-5515Drama
PT5517-5547Prose
PT5555-5881.36Individual authors or works
PT5555-5595Medieval

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PT5620-5637 Cats, Jacob
PT5700-5732Vondel, Joost van den
PT5800-58801800-1960
PT5881-5881.361961-2000
PT5882-5882.362001-
PT5901-5980Provincial, local, foreign
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PT6000-6199Literary history and criticism
PT(6200)-(6230)Folk literature
PT6250Juvenile literature (General)
PT6300-6397Collections
PT6400-6467.36Individual authors or works
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PT6500-6530Literary history and criticism
PT(6540)-6545Folk literature
PT6550-6575Collections
PT6580Local
PT6590-6593.36Individual authors or works
PT7001-7099Scandinavian literature
PT7001-7099General
PT7001-7087Literary history and criticism
PT(7088)-(7089)Folk literature
PT7090-7099Collections
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PT7101-7211Literary history and criticism
PT7170-7176Poetry
PT7177-7211Prose
PT7181-7193Sagas
PT7195-7211Scientific and learned literature
PT7220-7262.5Collections
PT7230-7252Poetry
PT7255-7262.5Prose
PT7261-7262.5Sagas
PT7263-7296Individual sagas and historical works
PT7298-7309Religious works
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PT7326-7338Individual authors or works before 1540
PT7351-7550Modern Icelandic literature
PT7351-7418Literary history and criticism
PT(7420)-(7438)Folk literature
PT7442Juvenile literature (General)
PT7450-7495Collections
PT7500-7511Individual authors or works
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PT7512-751321st century
PT7520-7550Provincial, local, foreign
PT7581-7599Faroese literature
PT7581-7592Literary history and criticism
PT7593-7596.5Collections

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PT7597  Local
PT7598-7599Individual authors or works
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PT7601-7869Literary history and criticism
PT7721-7762Special periods
PT7770-7794Poetry
PT7800-7832Drama
PT7835-7869Prose
PT(7900)-7930Folk literature
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PT7945-8046Collections
PT7975-7994Poetry
PT7999-8020Drama
PT8021-8046Prose
PT8050-8177.36Individual authors or works
PT8050Medieval
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PT8100-816719th century
PT8102-8120Andersen, Hans Christian
PT8145-8157Oehlenschläger, Adam Gottlob
PT8174-81751900-1960
PT8176-8176.361961-2000
PT8177-8177.362001-
PT8205-8260Provincial, local, foreign
PT8301-9155Norwegian literature
PT8301-8574Literary history and criticism
PT(8420)-8456Special periods
PT8460-8489Poetry
PT8500-8534Drama
PT8540-8574Prose
PT(8600)-(8637)Folk literature
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PT8675-8695Poetry
PT8699-8718Drama
PT8719-8723Prose
PT8750-8952.36Individual authors or works
PT8750-877516th-18th centuries
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PT8949-89501900-1960
PT8951-8951.361961-2000
PT8952-8952.362001-
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PT9064-9094Individual authors
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PT9201-9499Literary history and criticism

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PT9320-9370  Special periods
PT9375-9404Poetry
PT9415-9449Drama
PT9460-9499Prose
PT(9509)-(9542)Folk literature
PT9544Juvenile literature (General)
PT9547-9639Collections
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PT9605-9625Drama
PT9626-9639Prose
PT9650-9877.36Individual authors or works
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PT9674-971516th-18th centuries
PT9725-985019th century
PT9759-9771 Lagerlöf, Selma
PT9800-9817Strindberg, Johan August
PT9820-9838Tegnér, Esaias
PT9870-98751900-1960
PT9876-9876.361961-2000
PT9877-9877.362001-
PT9950-9999Provincial, local, foreign

​Subclass PZ

PZ(1)-90Fiction and juvenile belles lettres
PZ(1)-(4) Fiction in English
PZ5-90Juvenile belles lettres