LITERARY CRITICISM
Works of literary criticism should be assigned subjects in this section only and not assigned subjects in sections designed for works written in a specific literary form (e.g., DRAMA).  Criticism of drama, poetry, or children's literature should be assigned "LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama", "LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry" or "LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's Literature", respectively, along with any other subjects needed in this section.  Criticism of certain genres of fiction is also represented.

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LIT000000      LITERARY CRITICISM / General

LIT004010      LITERARY CRITICISM / African

LIT004020      LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General

LIT004040      LITERARY CRITICISM / American / African American

LIT004030      LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Asian American

LIT004050      LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic American

LIT004190      LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical

LIT008000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General

LIT008010      LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese

LIT008020      LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic

LIT008030      LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese

LIT004070      LITERARY CRITICISM / Australian & Oceanian

LIT007000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading

LIT004080      LITERARY CRITICISM / Canadian

LIT004100      LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American

                     LITERARY CRITICISM / Central American & South American see Caribbean & Latin American

LIT009000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's Literature

                     LITERARY CRITICISM / Classical see Ancient & Classical

LIT013000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama

LIT004130      LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General

LIT004110      LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern (see also Russian & Former Soviet Union)

LIT004120      LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

                     LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh / Shakespeare see Shakespeare

LIT004150      LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French

LIT004170      LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German

LIT004200      LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian

LIT004250      LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Scandinavian

LIT004280      LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese

                     LITERARY CRITICISM / Fantasy see Science Fiction & Fantasy

                     LITERARY CRITICISM / Far Eastern see headings under Asian

LIT003000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist

LIT004160      LITERARY CRITICISM / Gay & Lesbian

LIT004180      LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance

LIT016000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Humor

LIT004210      LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish

LIT011000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval

LIT004220      LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern

LIT004230      LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective

LIT004060      LITERARY CRITICISM / Native American

                     LITERARY CRITICISM / Oceanian see Australian & Oceanian

                     LITERARY CRITICISM / Oriental see headings under Asian

LIT014000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry

LIT012000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference

LIT004240      LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Former Soviet Union

LIT004260      LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy

LIT006000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory

LIT015000      LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare

                     LITERARY CRITICISM / South & Southeast Asian see headings under Asian

                     LITERARY CRITICISM / Theory see Semiotics & Theory

LIT004290      LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors

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