Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PS -- American Literature

Subclass PS: American Literature is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system under Class P -- Language and Literature. This article describes subclass PS. Most modern works are listed under their individual authors (PS3500 through PS3626).

Contents

PS

1-3576........American literature

126-138......Biography, memoirs, letters, etc.

147-152......Women authors

163-173......Treatment of special subjects, classes

185-228......By period

185-195.....17th/18th century

201-217.....19th century

221-228.....20th century

241-286......Special regions, states, etc

241-255.....North

261-267.....South

271-285.....West and Central

301-325......Poetry

330-352......Drama

360-379......Prose

370-379.....Prose fiction

400-408......Oratory

409..........Diaries

410-418......Letters

420-428......Essays

430-438......Wit and humor, satire

451-478......Folk literature

490..........Juvenile literature (general)

501-688......Collections of American literature

530-536.2...By period

537-574.....By region

538-549....North

551-559....South

561-572....West and Central

580-619.....Poetry

593........By form

601-615....By period

623-635.....Drama

642-659.5...Prose (general)

651-659....By period

660-668.....Oratory

666-668....By period

669.........Diaries

670-678.....Letters

680-688.....Essays

700-3576.....Individual authors

700-893.....17th/18th century (colonial period)

991-3390....19th century authors

3500-3549...Authors 1900-1960

3550-3576...Authors 1961-2000

3600-3626...Authors 2001-

8001-8599.....Canadian literature

Sources

Library of Congress Classification Outline