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PR: Canadian Literature
SFU Schedule
USE LAC class as basis for decision about pre and post 2000 for individual authors, if LAC is PS 86xx-, use 21st century. - ps aug07
History and Criticism (PS LAC Cdn. Lit)
Periodicals, Societies, Collections, etc. Also contains periodicals of creative writing; eg. Fiddlehead, Prism
- PR 8900 Periodicals (8001)
- PR 8901 Yearbooks (8003)
- PR 8902 Societies (8005)
- PR 8903 Congresses (8007)
Collected works
- 8904 Series. Monographs by different authors
- 8905 Collected works, studies, essays of individual authors
- 8906 Encyclopedias. Dictionaries (8015)
- Z9 Bibliographies
Studying and Teaching
8908 General (8031)
8909 Individual schools. By name, A-Z (8037)
Authorship, see PN
History
General: (8061)
8910 Early works
8911 Modern treatises
8912 Compends. Text-books (8065)
8913 Outlines, syllabi, quizzes, etc. (8067)
8914 Collected essays
8916 Lectures, addresses, pamphlets (8079)
General special:
8918 Relations to history, civilization, culture, etc.
8919 Relations to other literatures
8920 Translations
Treatment of special subjects, classes, regions, etc.
8922 Subjects, A-Z. Example: Nature, Religion (8101)
A1 General Themes
C37 Carnivals
C39 Cartography
C5 Children
C54 City and town life
E9 Exile
R3 Family
G86 Group identity
H66 Homosexuality in Literature
H85 Humour
I4 Indians (North American) in Literature
I5 Infants in Literature
I7 Irony
N28 Nationalism
N3 Nature
P52 Place (Philosophy) in Literature
P67 Postmodernism
R3 Racism
R4 Religion
R6 Romanticism
T7 Travel
W37 War
W5 Winter
W65 Work
8923 Classes of persons, eg Jews, Priests (as subject) (8103)
A4 African-Canadians
B8 Businessmen
C5 Children
I5 Immigrants
I6 Indians of North America
J2 Japanese Canadians
J3 Jews
M4 Minorities
M68 Mothers
P6 Police
U5 United Empire Loyalists
W6 Women (as subject)
For women authors - see - PR 8933
8924 Individual Characters, A-Z
R5 Riel, Louis, 1844-1885
8925 By Province, Region, etc. 8131
A4 Alberta
B7 B. C.
M3 Manitoba
M4 Maritime Provinces
N2 New Brunswick
N4 Newfoundland
N6 Nova Scotia
O5 Ontario O6
P7 Prairie Provinces P7
Q8 Quebec (Province)
S3 Saskatchewan
W4 Canada, Western
Biography
8927 Collective (8081, 8081.1)
Z9 Bibliographies
By period - see - special period below
Individual - see - PR 9100
8929 Memoirs, letters, interviews, etc. (8083)
8931 Literary landmarks. Homes and haunts of authors (8087)
8933 Women authors. Literary relations of women
8934 Other classes of authors, A-Z (cf Table XXI, 8.2) (8089.5)
A2 Acadian authors
B57 Black Canadian authors
C37 Caribbean Canadian authors
C55 Chinese Canadian authors
G47 German Canadian authors
I6 Indians of North America as authors
I8 Italian Canadians authors
J3 Jewish Canadian authors
L37 Latino Canadian authors
M45 Mennonite authors
M48 Metis authors
M5 Minorities
Q44 Queer Canadian authors
S66 South Asian Canadian authors
U48 Ukrainian Canadian authors
Women authors - see - PR 8933
By Period
Modern, General - use - PR 8911
8947 pre-confederation 8111
8948 1867-1913 (was 18th cent) 8113
8950 1914-1967 (was 19th cent.) 8115
8953 1968-2003 (was 20th Century) 8117
8955 2004- (was 21st Century) 8119
Poetry
History:
8961 General (8141)
8967 Early to 1800 (8149)
8969 (18th and) 19th Century (8151)
8971 20th Century (8155)
8973 21st Century
Special forms or subjects: (8145 / 8147)
8977 Epic
8979 Lyric
8980 Popular poetry (Ballads, etc.)
8981 Other, A-Z
C55 Children’s poetry
H65 Homosexuality
J43 Jealousy
L6 Love poetry
P3 Patriotic poetry
R4 Religious poetry
W6 Women
W67 Work
Drama
History:
8983 General
8985 Early to 1800 (8171)
8987 (18th and) 19th Century (8173)
8989 20th Century (8177)
8991 21st Century (8177.1)
8993 Special forms
8995 Special subjects, A-Z
H5 Historical drama
I56 Immigrants, immigration, emigration
L38 Latin Amer Canadian authors
M4 Mental illness in drama
W6 Women authors
Prose, Fiction
History:
8997 General
8999 Early to 1800
9001 19th and 20th Centuries
9002 21st Century
9007 Special topics, A-Z
A36 Adolescence
A55 Animals
A65 Apocalypse
A78 Artists in literature
A8 Asian Canadians
A9 Autobiography as a subject
C48 Child as hero
C5 Children’s fiction (for children)
D37 Death
F3 Family
F34 Fantasy
G74 Grotesque and Gothic
H4 Hero
H5 Historical fiction
I5 Indians of North America
L47 Lesbians
M3 Mass Media
M6 Montreal
N3 Nationalism
N32 Nature (includes relation to land, etc.)
N6 Canada, Northern
P3 Parody
P45 Photography
P67 Postmodernism
P7 Prairie Provinces
Q4 Quebec (Province)
Q42 Quebec (Quebec)
R35 Realism
R4 Religion
S32 Scatology
S4 Science fiction / fantasy
T7 Travel literature
V5 Violence
W3 War
W4 The West
W6 Women
Other forms:
9009 Oratory
9011 Letters
9013 Essays
9015 Wit and humour
9017 Miscellaneous
Folk literature - see - subclass GR
COLLECTIONS
General
9031 Early
9033 Modern
9035 Minor. Sections. Anthologies.
9037 Special classes of authors, A-Z
A44 Aged
A56 Anorexia-nervosa patients
A8 Asian Canadian writers
B55 Black writers
C5 Children’s writing
C54 Chinese-Canadian writers
C64 College/High School students
G38 Gay writers
H6 Homeless people
I6 Indians of North America (authors)
I8 Italian Canadian writers
J4 Jewish authors
K67 Korean-Canadian writers
L47 Lesbian authors
M4 Mennonite authors
N38 New literates
P59 Physicians
P7 Prisoners
S69 South Asian writers
W6 Women writers
9038 Special topics, A-Z
B38 Bashfulness
C59 Climate change
C83 Cuba in literature’
T86 Two thousand, A.D.
By period:
9041 Early to 1800
9043 19th Century
9044 20th Century
9045 21st Century
Local - see - PR 9091, 9092 below
Poetry Collections 8273-8299
General Collections: 8273
9049 Early through 1912 (was Early (to 1800)) 8289
9049.5 1914-1967 8291
9050 1968-2003 (was Modern) 8293
9050.1 2004- 8293.1
9051 Minor. Selections. Anthologies 8279
Special classes of authors
9053 Women Poets
9054 Other, A-Z. eg.
(Local, see PR 9091 or PR 9092)
A3 Acadian poets
A4 Alberta poets
A5 American poets
A77 South Asian Canadian poets
B5 Black poets
B7 British Columbia poets
C5 Children as poets
C6 College students
C7 Creative Writing Workshop, UBC
G38 Gay poets
I6 Indian poets (Indians of North America)
I73 Italian poets
J3 Japanese poets
J4 Jewish poets
L47 Lesbian poets
M3 Maritime poets
M5 Miners
M6 Montreal poets
N43 Newfoundland poets
O5 Ontario poets
P7 Prairie poets
Q8 Quebec poets
S25 School verse
S3 Scottish poets
S45 Seniors as poets
S6 Soldiers as poets
T4 Teachers as poets
T6 Toronto poets
Women - use - PR 9053 above
By period:
9056 Early to 1800
9057 19th Century
9058 20th Century
9059 21st Century
Special. By form or subject: (8287)
9060 Ballads
9061 Other, A-Z
B575 Bill Bissett
C5 Children’s poetry (for children)
C515 Chinese poetry
C53 Christian verse
C6 College verse
C65 Concrete poetry
C68 Cowboys
D64 Dogs
E52 England (place)
F3 Family
F37 Farm life
F46 Flowers
F6 Folk-songs
F73 France
H3 Haiku
H5 Historical
H8 Humour
I46 Immigrants
L6 Love poetry
M3 Maxims
N38 Nature
P6 Police
P7 Protest poetry
Q4 Quebec (for & about)
Q8 Quotations
R4 Rebellion, 1837
R44 Religious poetry
R69 Royal Canadian Mounted Police
S3 Satire
S4 School verse
S42 The sea
S6 Sonnets
S66 Sports
T3 Tanka
T5 Time
V5 Visual poetry
W3 War
W5 Whales
9063 Translations (by language A-Z)
Local - see - PR 9091, 9092 below
Drama: Collections
9064 General (8305)
9065 Minor (8307)
By period:
9066 Early to 1800
9067 19th Century
9068 20th Century
9069 21st Century
9070 Special, by form (Tragedies, Comedies, etc.) or subject, A-Z (8309)
C4 Children’s plays
D57 People with disabilities
G38 Gay drama
H5 Historical drama
I49 Immigrants/Immigration as a topic
M54 Mom and/or Motherhood
M6 Monologues
O5 One-act plays
R3 Radio plays
S3 School plays
W3 War plays
Local - see - PR 9091, 9092
Prose Collections
General:
9072 Early (to 1800)
9073 Modern
Fiction:
9075 General. Short Stories 8329
9076 Special topics, A-Z
A36 Adolescence
A4 Aging
A43 Alcohol
A5 Animals
A95 Aurora Borealis
C48 Christmas stories, Canadian
C58 City and town life
C59 Clergy
C6 Cowboy stories
D4 Detective and mystery stories
E7 Erotic stories
E9 Experimental fiction
F5 Fishing stories
F59 Fly fishing stories
G4 Geeks
H5 Historical
H6 Horror stories
H8 Humorous stories
M34 Magic realism
M8 Multicultural
N5 Night
P6 Police stories
P64 Political fiction
S4 Science fiction / fantasy
S5 Sea stories
S65 Sport stories
V3 Vancouver
W3 War
W6 Women
W63 Work
9077 Special classes of authors, A-Z
A36 Adolescence
A4 Aging
A43 Alcohol
A5 Animals
A95 Aurora Borealis
C48 Christmas stories, Canadian
C58 City and town life
C6 Cowboy stories
C6 College students
D4 Detective and mystery stories
E2 East Indians
E7 Erotic stories
E9 Experimental fiction
F5 Fishing stories
G39 Gay authors
G4 Geeks
G73 Greek-Canadian authors
H3 Haitian Canadian authors
H5 Historical
H6 Horror stories
H8 Humorous stories
I6 Indians of North America (authors)
I8 Italian Canadian authors
J4 Jewish authors
L47 Lesbian authors
M34 Magic realism
M8 Multicultural
N5 Night
P6 Police stories
P64 Political fiction
P7 Prisoners
S4 Science fiction / fantasy
S5 Sea stories
S65 Sports stories
S88 Students
T86 Two-spirit authors
U48 Ukrainian Canadians
V3 Vancouver
W3 War
W6 Women authors
9079 Oratory
9081 Letters
9083 Essays
9085 Wit and humour
9087 Miscellany
Folk literature, see subclass GR
9091 By Region, Province, Country, etc., A-Z
A4 Alberta
A8 Atlantic provinces (NF, NS, NB, PEI)
B7 British Columbia
C3 Cape Breton
G3 Gaspe
L3 Laurentian
M3 Manitoba
M4 Maritime provinces (NS, NB, PEI)
N2 New Brunswick
N4 Newfoundland
N58 Northwest, Canadian
N6 Nova Scotia
O45 Okanagan Valley
O5 Ontario
O9 Outaouais
P7 Prairie provinces
P75 Prince Edward Island
Q8 Quebec (Province)
S23 Saanich Peninsula
S3 Saskatchewan
W4 Western Canada
Y8 Yukon
9092 By city or town, A-Z
A7 Argenta (B. C.)
B35 Banff
C34 Calgary
E3 Edmonton
K48 Kingfisher Lake
K485 Kingston
K5 Kitimat
L65 London
M6 Montreal
M66 Moose Factory Island (ON)
M84 Muenster (SK) St. Peter’s Abbey
N52 Niagra
O8 Ottawa
P37 Parry Sound
P68 Powell River (B. C.)
P7 Prince George
P76 Prince Rupert
Q48 Quesnel
S3 Saskatoon
S93 Sydney, Nova Scotia
T54 Timiskaming
T67 Toronto (ON)
V3 Vancouver
V4 Vernon (B. C.)
V5 Victoria
W4 Windsor
W5 Winnipeg