Literature - World

Use the following call numbers to browse books on our shelves.

PA 3050‑4505     Greek literature

PA 5000‑5660     Byzantine and modern Greek literature

PA 6000‑6971     Roman literature

PA 8001‑8595     Medieval and modern Latin literature

PG 2900-(3698)     Russian literature

PJ 1-(9500)     Oriental philology and literature

PJ 306-489     Literature

PJ 1001-1989     Egyptology

PJ 1481-1989     Literature.  Inscriptions

PJ 4501-5192     Hebrew

PJ 5001-5060     Literature

PJ 7501-8517     Arabic literature

PK 1-(9601)     Indo-Iranian philology and literature

PK 1931-2212     Hindi, Urdu, Hindustani languages and

literatures

PK 6001-6996     Iranian philology and literature

PK 6400-(6599.7)     Literature

PK 8001-8832     Armenian

PK 8501-8832     Literature

PL (490)-495     Far Eastern languages and literature

PL 501-889     Japanese language and literature

PL 700-889     Japanese literature

PL 901-998     Korean language and literature

PL 950-998     Korean literature

PL 1001-3208     Chinese language and literature

PL 2250-3208     Chinese literature

PL 3512     Malaysian literature

PL 3515     Singapore literature

PL 8000-8844     African languages and literature

PL 8009.5-8014     Literature

PN 1-6790     Literature (General)

PN 101-245     Authorship

PN 172-239     Technique.  Literary composition, etc.

PN 241-241.5     Translating as a literary pursuit

PN 441-1009.5     Literary history

PN 451-497     Biography

PN 500-519     Collections

PN 597-605     Special relations, movements, and currents of literature

PN 610-779     By period

PN 611-649     Ancient

PN 661-694     Medieval (to 1500)

PN 683-687     Legends

PN 688-691     Poetry

PN 692-693     Prose.  Prose fiction

PN 695-779     Modern

PN 715-749     Renaissance (1500-1700)

PN 801-820     Romance literature

PN 821-840     Germanic literature

PN 841     Black literature (General)

PN 842     Jewish literature in various languages

PN 851-(884)     Comparative literature

PN (905)-1008     Folk literature

PN 980-995     Fables

PN 1008.2-1009.5     Juvenile literature

PN 1010-1525     Poetry

PN 1031-1049     Theory, philosophy, relations, etc.

PN 1065-1085     Relations to, and treatment of, special subjects

PN 1110-1279     History and criticism

PN 1301-1333     Epic poetry

PN 1341-1347     Folk poetry

PN 1351-1389     Lyric poetry

PN 1530     The monologue

PN 1551     The dialogue

PN 1560-1590     The performing arts.  Show business

PN 1585-1589     Centers for the performing arts

PN 1600-3307     Drama

PN 3311-3503     Prose.  Prose fiction

PN 3329-3352     Philosophy, theory, etc.

PN 3355-3383     Technique.  Authorship

PN 3427-3448     Special kinds of fiction.  Fiction genres

PN 3451-3503     History

PN 4001-4355     Oratory.  Elocution, etc.

PN 4071-4095     Study and teaching

PN 4177-4191     Debating

PN 4199-4321     Recitations (in English)

PN 4331-4355     Recitations in foreign languages

PN 4390     Diaries

PN 4400     Letters (Literary history)

PN 4500     Essays (Literary history)

PN 6010-6790     Collections of general literature

PN 6361     Paradoxes

PN 6366-6377     Riddles, acrostics, charades, conundrums, etc.

PN 6400-6525     Proverbs

PN 6700-6790     Comic books, strips, etc.

PQ 1-3999     French literature

PQ 4001-5999     Italian literature

PQ 6001-8929     Spanish literature

PQ 9000-9999     Portuguese literature

PR 1-9680     English literature

PS 1-3576     American literature