UCF Research Guides: English & Literature: Find Books

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Class PE - English Philology & Language

Call Number	Subject
PE 1 - 71	English philology
PE 101 - 896	Anglo-Saxon. Old English. Middle English. Early Modern English
PE 1001 - 1693	Modern English Language. Grammar. Rhetoric. Style. Composition
PE 1700 - 3729	Linguistic geography. Dialects, etc.

Class PR - English Literature

Call Number	Subject
PR 1 - 78	Literary history & criticism
PR 81 - 990	History of English literature By period -- Poetry -- Drama -- Prose -- Other
PR 1098 - 1369	Collections of English literature General collections -- Poetry -- Drama -- Prose -- Other
PR 1490 - 6126	English literature. By period Anglo-Saxon literature. Anglo-Norman period. Early English. Middle English English Renaissance (1500-1640) -- 17th & 18th centuries (1640-1770) 19th century (1770-1900) -- 20th century -- 21st century
PR 8309 - 8969	Provincial, local, etc. England -- Scotland -- Ireland -- Wales
PR 9080 - 9680	English literature outside of Great Britain General -- Europe -- Canada -- Latin America -- Africa -- Asia -- Australia -- New Zealand

Class PS - American Literature

Call Number	Subject
PS 1 - 81	Literary history & criticism
PS 85 - 490	History of American literature By period -- Special regions, states -- Poetry -- Drama -- Prose -- Other forms
PS 501 - 689	Collections of American literature Special classes of authors -- Special topics -- By period -- By region Poetry -- Drama -- Prose -- Other forms
PS 700 - 3626	Individual authors. By period Colonial period (17th & 18th centuries) 19th century -- 20th century -- 21st century
PS 8001 - 8649	Canadian literature

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