French Literature LC Classification Outline
| History and Criticism | |
| 1-150 | General |
| 151-221 | Medieval |
| 226-307 | Modern |
| 400-491 | Poetry |
| 500-591 | Drama |
| 601-771 | Prose and prose fiction |
| 781-841 | Folk literature (including texts) |
| Collections | |
| 1101-1141 | General |
| 1161-1193 | Poetry |
| 1211-1241 | Drama |
| 1243-1297 | Prose |
| Old French Literature (to ca. 1500/50) | |
| 1300-1391 | Collections |
| Individual authors and works | |
| 1411-1545 | To 1350/1400 |
| 1551-1595 | (14th-) 15th century (to ca. 1525) |
| Modern Literature (to ca. 1500/50) | |
| 1300-1391 | Individual authors |
| 1600-1709 | 16th Century |
| 1710-1935 | 17th Century |
| 1947-2147 | 18th Century |
| 2149-2551 | 19th Century |
| 2600-2651 | 1900-1960 |
| 2660-2686 | 1961- |
| 3801-3999 | Provincial, Local, Colonial, etc. |
