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Class PS8000: Canadian literature

INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS

Classification of the author is determined by the first letter of the author's name and the period of productivity. The Cutter number for the author is determined by the second letter of the name, e.g. Manyfacets, writing 1867-1913, PS8476.A58.


First letter
of name
Pre-
Confederation
1867-1913 1914-1967 1968-2003 2004-

*Anonymous
8400
8450
8500
8550
8600
A
8401
8451
8501
8551
8601
B
8403
8453
8503
8553
8603
C
8405
8455
8505
8555
8605
 
D
8407
8457
8507
8557
8607
E
8409
8459
8509
8559
8609
F
8411
8461
8511
8561
8611
G
8413
8463
8513
8563
8613
 
H
8415
8465
8515
8565
8615
I
8417
8467
8517
8567
8617
J
8419
8469
8519
8569
8619
K
8421
8471
8521
8571
8621
 
L
8423
8473
8523
8573
8623
M-Mab .A1-19
Mac .A2-.Z
8425
8475
8525
8575
8625
*Mad-Mz
8426
8476
8526
8576
8626
N
8427
8477
8527
8577
8627
 
O
8429
8479
8529
8579
8629
P
8431
8481
8531
8581
8631
Q
8433
8483
8533
8583
8633
R
8435
8485
8535
8585
8635
 
S
8437
8487
8537
8587
8637
T
8439
8489
8539
8589
8639
U
8441
8491
8541
8591
8641
V
8443
8493
8543
8593
8643
 
W
8445
8495
8545
8595
8645
*X
8446
8496
8546
8596
8646
Y
8447
8497
8547
8597
8647
Z
8449
8499
8549
8599
8649

*Where odd and even numbers are used for English Canadian and French Canadian literature respectively these numbers will conflict. In these cases the table above can be modified by adding .5 for French.

e.g. Anonymous, English 8400 Mad-Mz, English 8426
Anonymous, French 8400.5 Mad-Mz, French 8426.5
M-Mab .A1-19 English
Mac .A2-.Z
8425 X, English
X, French
8446
8446.5
M-Mab .A1-19 French
Mac .A2-.Z
8425.5 Z, English
Z, French
8449
8449.5

TABLE OF SUBDIVISIONS UNDER INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS

Taken from Table P-PZ40 for authors prepared by the Library of Congress.


.x represents the Cutter number for the author.


.x
.xA11-.xA13
Collected works.
By date.
By editor, if given.
.xA14 Collected prose works. By date.
.xA15 Collected fiction. By date.
.xA16 Collected essays. by date.
.xA17 Collected poems. By date.
.xA19 Collected plays. By date.
  Translations (Collected or selected).
 
Where the original language is English, French or German, omit numbers for original language in subdivisions .xA2-.xA49

.xA199
Modern versions of early authors in the same language. By date.
.xA1995
Polyglot. By date.
.xA2-.xA29
English. By translator, if given, or date.
.xA3-.xA39
French. By translator, if given, or date.
.xA4-.xA49
German. By translator, if given, or date.
.xA5-.xA59
Other. By language.
.xA6 Selected works. By date.
.xA61-.zZ458
Separate works. By title.
  Biography and criticism.
.xZ4581-.xZ4589
Periodicals. Societies. Serials.
.xZ459
Dictionaries, indexes, etc. By date.
.xZ46-.xZ479
Autobiography, journals, memoirs. By date.
.xZ48
Letters (Collections). By date.
.xZ481-.xZ499
Letters to and from particular individuals. By correspondent (Alphabetically).
.xZ5-.xZ999
General works.

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