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English Literature: Resources for Graduate Research

Find Literary Criticism in JumboSearch

Want to discover the books that Tisch Library has on your topic?  Search by keyword, subject, or author/creator in JumboSearch, which simultaneously searches across all of the library's resources, including both print and eBooks. After you've entered your search terms, use the resource type limiter on the left side of the page to select Books.

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Find Literary Criticism & Dissertations in Library Databases

Serendipity in the Stacks: Browse by Call Number

One of the best ways to discover the perfect source for your project is to browse the library stacks by call number range. Each call number range represents a particular subject and all of the books on the same topic will be located in the same general area on the shelves. So if you want a book on general literary criticism, go to the call number range beginning with PN80 to see what we have!

LC Call Number

Subject

 PE 1-3729

English 

 PN 1-6790

Literature (General) 

 PN 69-72

Study and teaching 

 PN 80-99

Criticism 

 PN 1010-1525

Poetry 

 PN 1560-1590

The performing arts. Show business 

 PN 1600-3307

Drama 

 PN 3311-3503

Prose. Prose fiction 

 PN 4699-5650

Journalism. The periodical press 

 PR 1-9680

English literature 

 PR 1-56

Literary history and criticism 

 PR 57-78

Criticism 

 PR 161-488

Women authors 

 PR 500-614

Poetry 

 PR 621-744

Drama 

 PR 750-890

Prose 

 PR 1098-1369

Collections of English Literature 

 PR 1490-1799

Anglo-Saxon Literature 

 PR 1803-2165

Anglo-Norman period. Early English. Middle English 

 PR 2199-3195

English Renaissance (1500-1640) 

 PR 3291-3785

17th and 18th Centuries (1640-1770) 

 PR 3991-5990

19th Century, 1770/1800-1890/1900 

 PR 6000-6049

1900-1960 

 PR 6050-6076

1961-2000 

 PR 6100-6126

2001- 

 PS 1-3576

American literature 

 PS 147-152

Women authors 

 PS 185-195

17th-18th Centuries 

 PS 201-217

19th Century 

 PS 221-228

20th Century 

 PS 229-231

21st Century 

 PS 301-326

Poetry 

 PS 330-353

Drama 

 PS 360-380

Prose 

 PS 501-689

Collections of American Literature 

 PS 700-3576

Individual authors 

 PS 8001-8599

Canadian literature 

 PZ (1)-90

Fiction and juvenile belle lettres