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Literary criticism books (as well as literary works other than novels/short storie and literature not in English) are shelved in non-fiction.

Browsing: Dewey Decimal numbers for general history/criticism:

800s = literature (head to the silent room; 800s are to the right)

  • 809: Literary history and criticsm
  • 810.9: American literature in English -- history and criticism
  • 820.9: English literature -- history and criticism
  • 830.9: German & related literatures -- history and criticism
  • 840.9: French & related literatures -- history and criticism
  • 850.9: Italian and Romanian & related literatures -- history and criticism
  • 860.9: Spanish, Portuguese, Galician and related literatures -- history and criticism
  • 870.9: Latin & Italic literature -- history and criticism
  • 880.9: Classical and Modern Greek literature -- history and criticism
  • All other languages crammed into the 890s!
    • 890 Literatures of other specific languages and language families
    • 891 East Indo-European & Celtic literatures
    • 892 Afro-Asiatic literatures
    • 893 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures
    • 894 Literatures of Altaic, Uralic, Hyperborean, Dravidian languages; literatures of miscellaneous languages of Southeast Asia
    • 895 Literatures of East & Southeast Asia
    • 896 African literatures
    • 897 Literatures of North American native languages
    • 898 Literatures of South American native languages
    • 899 Literatures of non-Austronesian languages of Oceania, of Austronesian languages, of miscellaneous languages

Browsing: History/criticism of specific authors and/or works

Find the call number for the author or work that you are researching, then browse for call numbers ending in y.

  • 840s = French literature
    • 843.914 C159 = Camus
      • 843.914 C159y__ = Camus, criticism

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