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PR ENGLISH LITERATURE PR
English literature
Literary history and criticism
1 Periodicals. Serials
(3) Yearbooks
see PR1
5 Societies
7 Congresses
9 Museums. Exhibitions
Subarrange by author
Catalogs of slides
10 General
10.5.A-Z Catalogs of public institutions. By name of institution, A-Z
Collections of monographs, studies, etc.
For collected essays, studies, etc., of individual authors
see PR99
13 Series. Monographs by different authors
14 Minor collections. Festschriften
19 Encyclopedias. Dictionaries
Communication of information
20 General works
20.3 Information services
20.5 Computer network resources
Including the Internet
Theory and principles of the study of English literature
21 General works
25 Relation to English history
27 History of literary history
Study and teaching
31 Periodicals. Societies. Serials
33 General works. Treatises, etc.
Outlines, syllabi, etc. see PR87
35 General special
37 Addresses, essays, lectures
By period
41 Middle ages to 1600
43 17th-18th centuries
45 19th century
47 20th century
51.A-Z By region or country, A-Z
53.A-Z By school, A-Z
Biography of teachers, critics, and historians
54 Collective
55.A-Z Individual, A-Z
Subarrange each by Table P-PZ50
56 Literary research
Criticism
Cf. PN80+ General literary criticism
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PR ENGLISH LITERATURE PR
Criticism -- Continued
57 General works
61 Addresses, essays, lectures
63 History
65.A-Z Special topics, A-Z
65.D57 Discourse analysis
65.M38 Marxist criticism
65.T48 Textual criticism
67 Collections of essays in criticism
For collections by individual authors see PR99
By period
Medieval to 1600
Including Elizabethan
69 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
70 Specimens. Selections
17th century
71 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
72 Specimens. Selections
18th century
73 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
74 Specimens. Selections
19th century
75 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
76 Specimens. Selections
20th century
77 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
78 Specimens. Selections
History of English literature
Periodicals see PR1
General works
English
81 Early works through 1800
1801-
83 Treatises
85 Compends
86 Comic histories of English literature
87 Outlines, syllabi, tables, charts, questions and answers,
etc.
89 Indexes of poems and stories for schools
91 Juvenile works. Stories of English literature
French
93 Treatises. Compends
94 Addresses, essays, lectures
German
95 Treatises. Compends
96 Addresses, essays, lectures
Other languages
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PR ENGLISH LITERATURE PR
History of English literature
General works
Other languages -- Continued
97 Treatises. Compends
98 Addresses, essays, lectures
99 Collected essays, studies, etc., of individual authors
Cf. PR13+ Literary history and criticism
101 Individual addresses, essays, lectures, etc.
Biography, memoirs, letters, etc.
Collected biography
103 Early through 1800
105 1801-1900
106 1901-
107 Collected memoirs, letters, etc.
108 Miscellany: Satire, humor, etc.
Literary landmarks. Homes and haunts of authors
109 General works
110.A-Z By place, A-Z
Special classes of authors
Women authors
For women of specific occupations, ethnic groups, etc.
see PR120.A+
111 General works
113 Through 1800
115 1800-1900
116 1900-
119 Women and literature. Feminine influence
120.A-Z Other classes of authors, A-Z
120.A75 Asians
120.B55 Blacks
120.C3 Catholics
120.C55 Children
120.G38 Gays
120.J48 Jews
120.K54 Kings and rulers
120.L33 Laboring class. Working class
120.L4 Lawyers
120.L45 Lesbians
120.M45 Men
120.M47 Mentally ill
120.M55 Minorities
120.M87 Muslims
120.P6 Physicians
120.P73 Prisoners
120.P75 Protestants
120.P87 Puritans
120.Q34 Quakers
3
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History of English literature
Special classes of authors
Other classes of authors, A-Z -- Continued
120.S64 Soldiers
121 Anonymous literature
Relations to other literatures and countries
Cf. PN851+ Comparative literature
125 General works
127 Ancient
128 Medieval
129.A-Z Modern. By region or country, A-Z
Translation of foreign literature into English
Collections see PN6019+
131 General works
133 Ancient classics
135.A-Z By region or country, A-Z
Translations of English literature
137.A1 General works
137.A5-Z By language, A-Z
Collections see PR1112+; PR1179.A+
138 English literature by foreign authors
Class here general works only
For individual authors (in their respective chronological
sections) see PR1803+
(138.5) Foreign literature by English authors
For reference only, e.g. Lettres sur les Anglais qui ont écrit en
Français par S. Van de Weyer, PQ144.5
For individual authors, see the authors of the respective
foreign literature
Special topics not limited to, or identified with, one period or
form
For treatment of special topics by a specific class of
author see PR111+
Treatment of special subjects
Cf. PN56+ General literature
Cf. PN683+ General literature (Medieval)
Cf. PN1010+ General literature (Poetry)
Cf. PR275.A+ English literature (Medieval)
Cf. PR317.A+ English literature (Poetry)
Classical antiquity see PR127
140 Classicism
143 Nature
145 Religion. Mysticism
146 Romanticism
147 The supernatural
149.A-Z Other, A-Z
149.A3 Absurdity
4
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PR ENGLISH LITERATURE PR
English literature
Literary history and criticism
1 Periodicals. Serials
(3) Yearbooks
see PR1
5 Societies
7 Congresses
9 Museums. Exhibitions
Subarrange by author
Catalogs of slides
10 General
10.5.A-Z Catalogs of public institutions. By name of institution, A-Z
Collections of monographs, studies, etc.
For collected essays, studies, etc., of individual authors
see PR99
13 Series. Monographs by different authors
14 Minor collections. Festschriften
19 Encyclopedias. Dictionaries
Communication of information
20 General works
20.3 Information services
20.5 Computer network resources
Including the Internet
Theory and principles of the study of English literature
21 General works
25 Relation to English history
27 History of literary history
Study and teaching
31 Periodicals. Societies. Serials
33 General works. Treatises, etc.
Outlines, syllabi, etc. see PR87
35 General special
37 Addresses, essays, lectures
By period
41 Middle ages to 1600
43 17th-18th centuries
45 19th century
47 20th century
51.A-Z By region or country, A-Z
53.A-Z By school, A-Z
Biography of teachers, critics, and historians
54 Collective
55.A-Z Individual, A-Z
Subarrange each by Table P-PZ50
56 Literary research
Criticism
Cf. PN80+ General literary criticism
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PR ENGLISH LITERATURE PR
Criticism -- Continued
57 General works
61 Addresses, essays, lectures
63 History
65.A-Z Special topics, A-Z
65.D57 Discourse analysis
65.M38 Marxist criticism
65.T48 Textual criticism
67 Collections of essays in criticism
For collections by individual authors see PR99
By period
Medieval to 1600
Including Elizabethan
69 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
70 Specimens. Selections
17th century
71 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
72 Specimens. Selections
18th century
73 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
74 Specimens. Selections
19th century
75 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
76 Specimens. Selections
20th century
77 Treatises. Theory, history, etc.
78 Specimens. Selections
History of English literature
Periodicals see PR1
General works
English
81 Early works through 1800
1801-
83 Treatises
85 Compends
86 Comic histories of English literature
87 Outlines, syllabi, tables, charts, questions and answers,
etc.
89 Indexes of poems and stories for schools
91 Juvenile works. Stories of English literature
French
93 Treatises. Compends
94 Addresses, essays, lectures
German
95 Treatises. Compends
96 Addresses, essays, lectures
Other languages
2
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PR ENGLISH LITERATURE PR
History of English literature
General works
Other languages -- Continued
97 Treatises. Compends
98 Addresses, essays, lectures
99 Collected essays, studies, etc., of individual authors
Cf. PR13+ Literary history and criticism
101 Individual addresses, essays, lectures, etc.
Biography, memoirs, letters, etc.
Collected biography
103 Early through 1800
105 1801-1900
106 1901-
107 Collected memoirs, letters, etc.
108 Miscellany: Satire, humor, etc.
Literary landmarks. Homes and haunts of authors
109 General works
110.A-Z By place, A-Z
Special classes of authors
Women authors
For women of specific occupations, ethnic groups, etc.
see PR120.A+
111 General works
113 Through 1800
115 1800-1900
116 1900-
119 Women and literature. Feminine influence
120.A-Z Other classes of authors, A-Z
120.A75 Asians
120.B55 Blacks
120.C3 Catholics
120.C55 Children
120.G38 Gays
120.J48 Jews
120.K54 Kings and rulers
120.L33 Laboring class. Working class
120.L4 Lawyers
120.L45 Lesbians
120.M45 Men
120.M47 Mentally ill
120.M55 Minorities
120.M87 Muslims
120.P6 Physicians
120.P73 Prisoners
120.P75 Protestants
120.P87 Puritans
120.Q34 Quakers
3
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PR ENGLISH LITERATURE PR
History of English literature
Special classes of authors
Other classes of authors, A-Z -- Continued
120.S64 Soldiers
121 Anonymous literature
Relations to other literatures and countries
Cf. PN851+ Comparative literature
125 General works
127 Ancient
128 Medieval
129.A-Z Modern. By region or country, A-Z
Translation of foreign literature into English
Collections see PN6019+
131 General works
133 Ancient classics
135.A-Z By region or country, A-Z
Translations of English literature
137.A1 General works
137.A5-Z By language, A-Z
Collections see PR1112+; PR1179.A+
138 English literature by foreign authors
Class here general works only
For individual authors (in their respective chronological
sections) see PR1803+
(138.5) Foreign literature by English authors
For reference only, e.g. Lettres sur les Anglais qui ont écrit en
Français par S. Van de Weyer, PQ144.5
For individual authors, see the authors of the respective
foreign literature
Special topics not limited to, or identified with, one period or
form
For treatment of special topics by a specific class of
author see PR111+
Treatment of special subjects
Cf. PN56+ General literature
Cf. PN683+ General literature (Medieval)
Cf. PN1010+ General literature (Poetry)
Cf. PR275.A+ English literature (Medieval)
Cf. PR317.A+ English literature (Poetry)
Classical antiquity see PR127
140 Classicism
143 Nature
145 Religion. Mysticism
146 Romanticism
147 The supernatural
149.A-Z Other, A-Z
149.A3 Absurdity
4
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