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Spanish: Finding Books

A research guide to the literature, language and cultural resources of the Spanish-speaking world

Browse the Shelf

Browsing for books on the shelf can be a very useful way to gather material on a topic. Seymour Library uses the Library of Congress call number classification system, and all materials on a topic are shelved together. For Spanish Literature, try browsing these sections (on the 3rd floor of Seymour Library):

Spanish Language

PC 4001-4977 Spanish

Spanish Literature

PQ 6001-8929 Spanish Literature

PQ 6001-6168 History & Criticism

PQ 6001-6056 General

PQ 6058-6060 Early to 1500

PQ 6061-6073 Modern

PQ 6075-6098 Poetry

PQ 6098.7-6129 Drama

PQ 6131-6153 Prose

PQ 6155-6167 Folk Literature

PQ 6271-6498 Individual authors & works to 1700

PQ 6500-6576 Individual authors, 1700-ca. 1868

PQ 6600-6647 Individual authors, 1868-1960

PQ 6650-6676 Individual authors, 1961-2000

PQ 6700-6726 Individual authors, 2001-

PQ 7000-8929 Provincial, local, colonial, etc.

PQ 7081-8560 Spanish America

History

DP 1-402 History of Spain

F 1201-3799 Latin America. Spanish America

F 1201-1392 Mexico

F 1401-1419 Latin America (General)

F 1421-1577 Central America

F 1601-2151 West Indies

F 2155-2191 Caribbean area. Caribbean Sea.

F 2201-3799 South America

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