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Literature Research Guide: Books & e-Books

Provides resources for those interested in Literature.

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Type keywords in the search field to find books that you are looking for.

If you get too many results, try using the Refine my Results bar on the left to receive more accurate results.

If you cannot find the book that you need from one of our libraries, try searching libraries statewide through UBorrow. Once you perform a search, there will be a link in the upper right hand corner.

E-books

E-books are books that have been downloaded into the library catalog for increased access.  They contain all of the content of a regular book.  E-books contain many useful features that make them easier to use than print books.  Such as:

  • You can access them whenever you want, whether or not the library is open.
  • While your session may expire with an e-book, you can always renew it.
  • Many e-books have a table of contents which allows you to jump to whatever chapter you are interested.
  • E-books have a search bar which allows you to search a word, phrase, or a few words. The search will give you every time the word has been used in the book and will take you directly to those pages.

 

To learn how to download ebooks onto your computer or tablet see our research guide on the topic here.

Finding Literature Books at PHSC

The Library's Books are shelved according to the Library of Congress' classification system.  

Want to browse the shelves?

The Library of Congress classification for Literature is Subclass PN-PZ

 
PN   (General)
  • PN1-6790  Literature (General) 
  • PN45-57  Theory.  Philosophy.  Esthetics 
  • PN59-72  Study and teaching 
  • PN80-99  Criticism 
  • PN441-1009.5  Literary history 
  • PN451-497  Biography 
  • PN610-779  By period 
  • PN611-649  Ancient 
  • PN661-694  Medieval (to 1500) 
  • PN688-691  Poetry 
  • PN692-693  Prose.  Prose fiction 
  • PN695-779  Modern 
  • PN715-749  Renaissance (1500-1700) 
  • PN801-820  Romance literature 
  • PN821-840  Germanic literature 
  • PN841  Black literature (General) 
  • PN842  Jewish literature in various languages 
  • PN1301-1389  Epic, Folk & Lyric poetry 
  • PN2061-2071  Art of acting 
  • PN2131-3191  Theatre
  • PN4500  Diaries, Letters, Essats 
  • PN4699-5650  Journalism.  The periodical press
  • PN6146.5-6231  Wit and humor 
  • PN6700-6790  Comic books, strips, etc.

PQ - French, Italian, & Spanish Literature

  • PQ1-3999  French literature 
  • PQ4001-5999  Italian literature 
  • PQ6001-8929  Spanish literature 
  • PQ7081-8560  Spanish America 
  • PQ9000-9999  Portuguese literature 
  • PQ9500-9698.436  Brazil

PR  - English Literature

  • PR1-9680  English literature 
  • PR1-56  Literary history and criticism 
  • PR57-78  Criticism 
  • PR111-116  Women authors 
  • PR125-(138.5)  Relations to other literatures
  • PR161-488  By period 
  • PR931-938  Wit and humor 
PS  - American Literature
  • PS1-3576 American literature
  • PS126-138 Biography, memoirs, letters, etc.
  • PS147-152 Women authors
  • PS185-231 By period
  • PS301-326 Poetry
  • PS330-353 Drama
  • PS360-380 Prose
  • PS430-439 Wit and humor.  Satire
  • PS(451)-478 Folk literature
  • PS(8001-8599) Canadian  literature
PT  - German, Deutch, Flemish Literature
  • PT1-4897 German literature
  • PT5001-5980 Dutch literature
  • PT6000-6467.36 Flemish literature since 1830
  • PT6500-6593.36 Afrikaans literature
  • PT7001-7099 Scandinavian literature
  • PT7101-7338 Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic 
  • PT7298-7309 Religious works
  • PT7581-7599 Faroese literature
  • PT7601-8260 Danish literature
  • PT8301-9155 Norwegian literature
  • PT9201-9999 Swedish literature
PZ - Fiction and juvenile 
  • PZ(1)-90 Fiction and juvenile belles lettres
  • PZ(1)-(4) Fiction in English
  • PZ5-90 Juvenile belles lettres

Reading Library of Congress Call Numbers

Reading LC Call Numbers

  • describes the subject arearead in alphabetical order
  • 66 -  describes the topic:read as a whole number
  • B634- describes the author's last name or title of work: read in alphabetical order, then the number as a decimal
  • 1999  - date of publication:read in chronological order