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Literature is covered in the Ps in the Library of Congress Classification system, the system the Blough-Weis library uses to organize books. You may want to look on the shelf where books on your subject are located in order to see what is available. The general categories for literature are listed below, but see the Library of Congress Classification List for Languages and Literature to get more precise numbers for your topic.
Literature, Rhetoric P301
Chinese Literature PL1001-3208
French Literature PQ1-3999
Spanish Literature PQ6001-8929
English Literature PR1-9680
American Literature PS1-3626
German Literature PT1-4897
Books to get started
Below are some encyclopedias and other general books about literature available online or at the library.
The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Call Number: REFERENCE PR19. O94 2009ISBN: 9780192806871Publication Date: 2009-11-23
The Cambridge History of American Literature by Call Number: REFERENCE PS92. C34 1993ISBN: 052130105XPublication Date: 1994-02-25
The Cambridge History of African American Literature by Call Number: Main Library PS153. N5 G685 2011ISBN: 9780521872171Publication Date: 2011-02-03
Writing African American Women by Call Number: REFERENCE PS153.N5 W756 2006ISBN: 0313331960Publication Date: 2006-04-01
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature by Call Number: REFERENCE PN1008.5 .O94 2006ISBN: 0195146565Publication Date: 2006-05-04
Encyclopedia of Literature and Politics by Call Number: REFERENCE PN51 .E63 2005ISBN: 0313329281Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature by Call Number: REFERENCE PS153. I52 E53 2007ISBN: 0816056560Publication Date: 2007-06-01
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature by Call Number: REFERENCE PS153 .M56 G74 2005ISBN: 031333059XPublication Date: 2005-10-01
Hispanic Literature of the United States by Call Number: REFERENCE PS153 .H56 K36 2003ISBN: 157356558XPublication Date: 2003-12-30
Masterpieces of Non-Western World Literature by Call Number: REFERENCE PN849 .U43 C66 2007ISBN: 9780313338588Publication Date: 2007-10-01
