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Iranian and Persian Literature


Base Numbers
Iranian literatures 891.5
Old Persian (West Iranian) 891.51
Avestan (East Iranian) 891.52
Middle Iranian literatures--Pahlavi (Middle Persian), Sogdian, Khotanese (Saka) 891.53
Armenian (Do not use 891.992) 891.54
Modern Persian (Farsi) 891.55
Afghan (Do not use 891.59) 891.58
Other modern Iranian literatures--Kurdish, Baluchi, Tajiki, Ossetic, Pamir (Galcha), Yaghnobi 891.59

Works by or about an Individual Author

For Works by or about an individual author, the citation order is to first class together all the works by or about an author using the Base Numbers table followed by a cutter and workmark.

Works by or about More Than One Author

For works by or about more than one author, add to the base number for the particular literature:

Collections in more than one form add -08
Criticism of more than one form add -09

Works by or about More Than One Author in Specific Forms

For works by or about more than one author in specific forms, add to the base number for the for the particular literature:

Collections of Poetry add -081
Criticism and Interpretation of Poetry add -091
Collections of Drama add -082
Criticism and Interpretation of Drama add -092
Collections of Fiction add -083
Criticism and Interpretation of Fiction add -093

Example

Great Works of Farsi Poetry compiled by Shiraz 891.55081 
G88

BUT:

The Poetry of Armenia compiled by Dolan 891.5408 
P68