Developing and Managing the Brown University Library Collections
Breakdown of Subjects and Collecting Levels for
 Comparative Literature

Key to Collecting Levels

Literature – General, Literary history and collections

Category LC Class Level

Periodicals

PN1-9

Research

Yearbooks

PN11-19

Basic

Societies

PN20-30

Basic

Congresses

PN33

Basic

Museums. Exhibitions

PN34

Basic

Collections

PN35-37

Basic

Encyclopedias-Dictionaries

PN41-43

Basic

Information services

PN43.5-.7

Basic

Digests - Synopses

PN44

Basic

Terminology

PN44.5

Basic

Theory, philosophy, esthetics

PN45-57

Study/Research

Study and teaching

PN59-72

Study/Research

Literary research

PN73

Study/Research

Biography of literary critics & historians

PN74-75

Study

Criticism

P80-99

Study/Research

Authorship

PN101 – 245.2

Study/Research

Literary history

PN441-1009.5

Study/Research

-- Biography

PN451-497

Study/Research

-- Collections

PN500-519

Study/Research

-- Comprehensive works

PN521-595

Study/Research

-- Special relations, movements & currents of literature

PN596.2-605

Research

-- By period

PN610-789

Research

-- Romance literatures

PN801-820

Research

-- Germanic literatures

PN821-840

Study/Research

-- Black literature

PN841

Study/Research

-- Jewish literature

PN842

Study

-- Literatures by region or country

PN843-849

Study/Research

-- Comparative literature

PN851-884

Research

-- Translations, general works

PN885.2-889

Study

-- Folk literature

PN905-1008.2

Research

-- Juvenile literature

PN1008.2-1009.5

Basic

Poetry

PN1010-1551

Study

Drama

PN1600-3307.2

Study

Prose

PN3311-3503

Study

Oratory

PN4001-4500.2

Study

Collection of general literature

PN6010-6790

Study

 

 

 

Related Interests

Category LC Class Level

Classical literature

 

--relation to history, civilization, culture

PA3009

Study/Research

--relation to modern literature

PA3011

Study/Research

--translation, as subject

PA3012

Study/Research

--special topics

PA3021

Study/Research

 

 

Greek literature

 

--relation to history, civilization, culture

PA3069

Study/Research

--relation to ancient nations and countries

PA3070

Study/Research

--relation to modern literature

PA3071

Study/Research

--translations as subject

PA3071.9

Study/Research

--Greek drama--comparative studies

PA3141-3142

Study/Research

--Homer—comparative studies

PA4052-4052.5

Study/Research

--Homer—influence of

PA4141-4155

Study/Research

 

 

Latin literature

 

--relation to Greek literature and ancient nations

PA6021

Research

--relation to modern literature

PA6023

Research

--translations as subject

PA6025

Research

 

 

Celtic philology and language

 

--philology

PB1001-1013

Basic/Study

--language, general

PB1014-1017

Basic/Study

--grammar

PB1019-1071

Basic/Study

--prosody, metrics, rhythmics

PB1081

Basic/Study

--etymology

PB1083-1085

Basic/Study

--lexicography

PB1087-1089

Basic/Study

--Linguistic geography

PB1093-1095

Basic/Study

 

 

Celtic literature

 

--history and criticism

PB1001-1013

Basic/Study

--translations

PB1014-1017

Basic/Study

--grammar

PB1019-1071

Basic/Study

 

 

Provençal language and literature

PC3201-3420

Study

 

 

Catalan language and literature

PC3801-3975

Study

 

 

Russian language and literature

 

--relation to other literatures

PG2980-2981

Study

--translations as subject

PG2984-2985

Study

 

 

French literature

 

--relation to history, civilization, culture

PQ142

Research

--relation to foreign literatures

PQ143

Research

--translations as subject

PQ144

Study

 

 

Italian literature

 

--relation to history, civilization, culture

PQ4049

Research

--relation to foreign literatures

PQ4050

Research

--translations as subject

PQ4051

Study

 

 

Spanish literature

 

--relation to history, civilization, culture

PQ6041

Research

--relation to foreign literatures

PQ6042

Research

--translations as subject

PQ6043

Study

 

 

Portuguese literature

 

--relation to history, civilization, culture

PQ9018

Research

--relation to foreign literatures

PQ9019

Research

--translations as subject

PQ9020

Study

 

 

English literature

 

--relation to other literatures and countries

PR125-129

Research

--translations into English

PR131-135

Research

--Celtic literature

PR8490-8499

Basic/Study

 

 

American literature

 

--philosophy, relations, etc.

PS31

Research

--relation to other literatures and countries

PS157

Research

German literature

 

--relation to history, civilization, culture

PT111

Research

--relation to other literatures and countries

PT115

Research

--translations as subject

PT125

Research

 

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY – Comparative literature

Category LC Class Level

Comparative literature

Z6514.C7 Research

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