BISAC Subject Headings List
Literary Criticism
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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 & Young Adult Literature", respectively, along with any other subjects needed in this section. Criticism of certain genres of fiction is also represented.
LIT000000 LITERARY CRITICISM / General
LIT004010 LITERARY CRITICISM / African
LIT004020 LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
LIT004040 LITERARY CRITICISM / American / African American & Black
LIT004030 LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander
LIT004050 LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic & Latino
LIT023000 LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Regional
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 & Young Adult Literature
LITERARY CRITICISM / Classical see Ancient & Classical
LIT017000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels
LIT020000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature
LIT013000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama
LIT004130 LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General
LIT004110 LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern (see also Russian & Soviet)
LIT004120 LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
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
LIT022000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
LITERARY CRITICISM / Fantasy see Science Fiction & Fantasy
LITERARY CRITICISM / Far Eastern see headings under Asian
LIT003000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist
LIT004180 LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance
LIT021000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Horror & Supernatural
LIT016000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Humor
LIT004060 LITERARY CRITICISM / Indigenous
LIT027000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island *
LIT004210 LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish
LIT004160 LITERARY CRITICISM / LGBTQ+
LIT011000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
LIT004220 LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern
LIT024000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General
LIT024010 LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 16th Century
LIT024020 LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 17th Century
LIT024030 LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 18th Century
LIT024040 LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century
LIT024050 LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century
LIT024060 LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century
LIT004230 LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective
LIT028000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Native American *
LIT026000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form
LITERARY CRITICISM / Oceanian see Australian & Oceanian
LITERARY CRITICISM / Oriental see headings under Asian
LIT014000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry
LIT012000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference
LIT019000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance
LIT004240 LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet
LIT004260 LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy
LIT006000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
LIT015000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare
LIT018000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Short Stories
LITERARY CRITICISM / South & Southeast Asian see headings under Asian
LIT025000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General
LIT025060 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Culture, Race & Ethnicity
LIT025070 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Gender Identity
LIT025010 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events
LIT025080 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica
LIT025020 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Nature
LIT025030 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Politics
LIT025040 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Religion
LIT025050 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Women
LITERARY CRITICISM / Theory see Semiotics & Theory
LIT004290 LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors
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