NICC Library: Understanding Call Numbers: The Dewey Decimal System: 800s: Literature

800s: Literature

800 Literature, rhetoric & criticism
- 800 Literature & rhetoric
- 801 Philosophy & theory
- 802 Miscellany
- 803 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
- 804 Not assigned or no longer used
- 805 Serial publications
- 806 Organizations
- 807 Education, research, related topics
- 808 Rhetoric & collections of literature
- 809 Literary history & criticism
810 American literature in English
- 811 Poetry
- 812 Drama
- 813 Fiction
- 814 Essays
- 815 Speeches
- 816 Letters
- 817 Satire & humor
- 818 Miscellaneous writings
- 819 Not assigned or no longer used
820 English & Old English literatures
- 821 English poetry
- 822 English drama
- 823 English fiction
- 824 English essays
- 825 English speeches
- 826 English letters
- 827 English satire & humor
- 828 English miscellaneous writings
- 829 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
830 German & related literatures
- 831 German poetry
- 832 German drama
- 833 German fiction
- 834 German essays
- 835 German speeches
- 836 German letters
- 837 German satire & humor
- 838 German miscellaneous writings
- 839 Other Germanic literatures
840 Literatures of Romance languages
- 841 French poetry
- 842 French drama
- 843 French fiction
- 844 French essays
- 845 French speeches
- 846 French letters
- 847 French satire & humor
- 848 French miscellaneous writings
- 849 Occitan & Catalan literatures
850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
- 851 Italian poetry
- 852 Italian drama
- 853 Italian fiction
- 854 Italian essays
- 855 Italian speeches
- 856 Italian letters
- 857 Italian satire & humor
- 858 Italian miscellaneous writings
- 859 Romanian & Rhaeto-Romanic
860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
- 861 Spanish poetry
- 862 Spanish drama
- 863 Spanish fiction
- 864 Spanish essays
- 865 Spanish speeches
- 866 Spanish letters
- 867 Spanish satire & humor
- 868 Spanish miscellaneous writings
- 869 Portuguese literature
870 Italic literatures; Latin literature
- 871 Latin poetry
- 872 Latin dramatic poetry & drama
- 873 Latin epic poetry & fiction
- 874 Latin lyric poetry
- 875 Latin speeches
- 876 Latin letters
- 877 Latin satire & humor
- 878 Latin miscellaneous writings
- 879 Literatures of other Italic languages
880 Hellenic literatures; Classical Greek
- 881 Classical Greek poetry
- 882 Classical Greek drama
- 883 Classical Greek epic poetry & fiction
- 884 Classical Greek lyric poetry
- 885 Classical Greek speeches
- 886 Classical Greek letters
- 887 Classical Greek satire & humor
- 888 Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
- 889 Modern Greek literature
890 Literatures of other languages
- 891 East Indo-European & Celtic
- 892 Afro-Asiatic literatures Semitic
- 893 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic literatures
- 894 Ural–Altaic, Paleosiberian, Dravidian
- 895 Literatures of East & Southeast Asia
- 896 African literatures
- 897 North American native literatures
- 898 South American native literatures
- 899 Other literatures