LibGuides: Literature: Library Materials

Call No. of Literature Materials

In Library collection, most materials on literature are shelved in these ranges of Library of Congress call numbers:

Literature Materials	Call No.
Literary History & Collections	PN1-PN6790
American literature	PS1-PS3576
Chinese literature	PL2250-PL3208
English literature	PR1-PR9680
French literature	PQ1-PQ3999
German literature	PT1-PT4892
Greek literature	PA3050-PA4499
Italian literature	PQ4001-PQ5999
Japanese literature	PL700-PL889
Russian literature	PG2900-PG3698
Spanish literature	PQ6001-PQ8929

Subject Headings

In the Library Online Catalog, do subject searches on the following subject headings:

Criticism
Drama
Fiction
Literature
Literature, Comparative
Literature -- History and criticism
Literary form
Literature, Medieval
Literature, Modern
Mythology
Poetry
Style, Literary
Literary movements, e.g., Modernism (Literature)
Postmodernism (Literature)
Romanticism

More tips:

To search for works of criticism of individual authors, type their name under author search, e.g.,

Scroll down to find criticism on individual works of a particular author, e.g.,

Many of the subject headings above can be subdivided under names of countries and by time, e.g.,

Check the Related Subjects of the subject headings.

Reference Librarian

Victoria Caplan

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Subjects: Environment, Humanities and Social Sciences

Other Useful Subject/Research Guide

Research on Chinese Literature, please view the suggested subject headings for literature on China Studies > Literature which has valuable information such as reference tools, related subjects and criticisms of this subject.

HKALL

Search HKALL (a union catalog of eight univeristy libraries in HK) to locate additional books. Clikc on Request this title link and complete the form for @ interested one. They will be delivered to the HKUST Library's Circulation Counter (G/F) for you to pick up.