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-- See Also the narrower term Apocalyptic literature

-- See Also the narrower term Art and literature

-- See Also Authors

--subdivision Bio-bibliography under special subjects, and under names of countries, cities, etc.

-- See Also Authorship

--subdivision Authorship under names of individual persons and individual works entered under title, and under disciplines and literary forms, e.g. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Authorship; Beowulf--Authorship; Sociology--Authorship; Poetry--Authorship; and subdivision Literary art under names of individual persons other than literary authors

-- See Also the narrower term Bible and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Children's literature
Here are entered collections of works published for children. Works on the reading interests of children, and/or lists of books read by or recommended for children, are entered under Children--Books and reading. Collections of literary works or individual literary works written by children under 15 years of age are entered under Children's writings. Works on child authors and/or discussions of their works are entered under Children as authors.
--subdivision Juvenile literature under particular subjects, e.g. Astronomy--Juvenile literature

-- See Also the narrower term Christian literature

-- See Also the narrower term Christianity and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Classical literature

-- See Also the narrower term Classicism

-- See Also the narrower term College readers
Here are entered literary and non-literary selections of reading material in the English language, compiled for teaching rhetoric, comprehension, etc. on the college level. General literary selections are entered under specific literature headings, e.g. American literature.

-- See Also the narrower term Communism and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)

-- See Also the narrower term Criticism
Here are entered works on the principles of criticism in general and of literary criticism in particular. Criticism in a specific field is entered under the appropriate heading, e.g. Art criticism; English literature--History and criticism; English poetry--History and criticism; Literature--History and criticism; Music--History and criticism.
--subdivision History and criticism under literary, music, and film form headings, e.g. English literature--History and criticism; Chamber music--History and criticism; Erotic films--History and criticism; also subdivision Criticism and interpretation under names of persons active in the fine arts, music, and performing arts; and subdivision Criticism, interpretation, etc. under names of sacred books or their parts, e.g. Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

-- See Also the narrower term Cubism and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Diaries

--subdivision Diaries under names of individual persons and families, and under classes of persons, ethnic groups, and individual military services; also subdivision Personal narratives under individual wars and events; and headings for diaries qualified by language or nationality, e.g. French diaries; American diaries

-- See Also the narrower term Drama
Here are entered works on drama as a literary form. Works on drama as acted on the stage are entered under Theater. Works on facilities used to stage drama are entered under Theaters.
--subdivision Drama under subjects; and headings for drama qualified by linguistic, national or regional terms, e.g. Latin drama; American drama; European drama

-- See Also the narrower term Epic literature

-- See Also the narrower term Erotic literature

-- See Also the narrower term Fables

-- See Also the narrower term Fantastic fiction

-- See Also the narrower term Fascism and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Feminism and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Fiction

--subdivision Fiction under subjects for collections of stories or novels on those topics, and under historical subjects or characters for individual works of historical or biographical fiction, e.g. Children--Fiction; Stalingrad, Battle of, 1942-1943--Fiction; and headings for fiction qualified by linguistic, national, ethnic or regional terms, e.g. Slavic fiction; Cuban fiction; French-Canadian fiction; West African fiction

-- See Also the narrower term First person narrative

-- See Also the narrower term Folk literature

-- See Also the narrower term Ideology and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)

--subdivision Influence under names of individual persons and corporate bodies, uniform titles of sacred works, and under particular forms and movements in art or the arts, types of organizations, religions, and individual wars for works discussing their influence

-- See Also the narrower term Journalism

-- See Also the narrower term Law and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Legends

--subdivision Legends under subjects, e.g. Martyrs--Legends; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Legends

-- See Also the narrower term Letters

--headings for letters qualified by language or nationality, e.g. Latin letters; American letters

-- See Also the narrower term Literary recreations

-- See Also the narrower term Litterateurs

--subdivision Intellectual life under names of countries, cities, etc.

-- See Also the narrower term Motion pictures and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Music and literature

-- See Also the narrower term National socialism and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Parodies
Here are entered collections of parodies in several languages or of several literatures, in the English language, or of English and American literature. Collections in other languages or of other literatures are entered under Parodies qualified by language or nationality, e.g. Parodies, French. Works on the literary form of humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature are entered under Parody.
--subdivision Parodies, imitations, etc. under names of individual persons and individual works entered under title, e.g. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Parodies, imitations, etc.; Beowulf--Parodies, imitations, etc.

-- See Also the narrower term Plagiarism

-- See Also the narrower term Plots (Drama, novel, etc.)
Here are entered works on the construction and analysis of plots as a literary vehicle. General collections of plots are entered under Literature--Stories, plots, etc. Collections of plots limited to specific literatures or genres are entered under headings for individual literatures or genres with subdivision Stories, plots, etc., e.g. English literature--Stories, plots, etc.; Drama--Stories, plots, etc.; American poetry--Stories, plots, etc. Collections or discussions of plots of individual literary authors are entered under the name of the author with the subdivision Stories, plots, etc.

-- See Also the narrower term Poetry
Here are entered general works on poetry and works limited to the philosophy of poetry. Works discussing collectively the technique and philosophy of poetry and works limited to the technique of poetry are entered under Poetics.
--subdivision Poetry under subjects; and headings for poetry qualified by linguistic, national or regional terms, e.g. Yiddish poetry; American poetry; West African poetry

-- See Also the narrower term Prose literature

--headings for prose literature qualified by linguistic, national, ethnic or regional terms, e.g. Latin prose literature; American prose literature; French-Canadian prose literature; Latin American prose literature

-- See Also the narrower term Protestantism and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Psychoanalysis and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Psychology and literature

--subdivision Psychological aspects under individual literatures, e.g. English literature--Psychological aspects

-- See Also the narrower term Quotations
Here are entered collections of quotations in various languages. Collections of original quotations in one language as well as collections translated from various languages into one language are entered under the headings Quotations, English, [French, Latin, etc.]. Collections translated from one language are entered under the original language.
--subdivision Quotations under names of individual persons and sacred works, and under classes of persons and ethnic groups; also subdivision Sacred books--Quotations under religions, e.g. Buddhism--Sacred books--Quotations; and subdivision Quotations, maxims, etc. under names of countries, cities, etc., and topical headings

-- See Also the narrower term Radio and literature

-- See Also the narrower term Religious literature

-- See Also the narrower term Sagas

-- See Also the narrower term Satire

--subdivision Humor under names of countries, cities, etc., under names of individual persons, corporate bodies and sacred works, and under topical subjects