Folklore studies (including studies in Myth, Storytelling, etc.) are scattered throughout the Lee Library. Unfortunately, there is no one Library of Congress (LC) call number range that encompasses all aspects of something so cross-disciplinary. Here are a few LC call numbers for browsing:
Myth in Literature PN 56.M94 (lev. 5)
Folklorists GR 50 (lev. 1)
Myth in Literature PN 56.M94 (lev. 5)
Folklore and Children GR 43. C4 (lev. 1)
Symbolism in Literature PN 56 .S9 (lev. 5)
Storytelling GR 72.3 (lev. 1)
Folklore and Education LB 1583.8 (lev. 1)
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Browse Alphabetically: A good way to find what the HBLL has about subject. Try searching by subject alphabetical for terms such as "Folklore," "Mythology," or "Storytelling", etc. You'll get a listing of a lot of subject headings dealing with various aspects of that topic. Click on the subject term that interests you to get a list of books for that topic. Look for and click on "related headings," you'll see listed the narrower subject terms.
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