For books on English literature and other topics, try these keywords and phrases:
Epic literature
History and criticism
Nationalism and literature
Regionalism and literature
Modernism and literature
Post-modernism and literature
Transationalism and literature
Romanticism and literature
Postcolonialism and literature
Textual criticism
Literary terms (allegory, allusion, plot, character, personification)
Image of Chaucer as a pilgrim from Ellesmere Manuscript in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Source: Wikimedia Commons
Browse the Library shelves using the call numbers below for books on English literature. Browsing the Library shelves can be fun. Just remember, we may have many more ebooks on this topic, so be sure to search the Library Catalog.
Library of Congress Shelf Location | Subject |
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PN1-6790 | Literature (General) |
PN1010-1525 | Poetry |
PN1600-3307 | Drama |
PN3311-3503 | Prose. Prose Fiction |
PR1-9680 | English Literature |
PR161-488 | By Period (Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Middle English, Modern) |
PR500-614 | Poetry |
PR621-744 | Drama |
PR750-890 | Prose |
PR1098-1369 | Collections of English Literature |
PR2199-3195 | English Renaissance (1500-1640) |