German poetry. See German Literature.
Catalogued in strict observance of rule, the entries would be
German poetry, Historic survey of. Taylor, W. 3 v. 1828-30
with a possible reference:
German literature.
See also German poetry.
The second and fourth headings would not be chosen, for the reason that the book is neither upon “Poetry” nor “Literature” generally or in the abstract, and it is much better to reserve those headings for books of that nature or of a miscellaneous kind, putting books upon the literature of particular countries under their distinctive name. An inquirer wanting a book upon German literature is more likely to turn to “German” than to “Literature.” A general cross-reference will put the matter beyond possibility of mistake, as
Literature.
See also the names of national literatures, as English, French, German, Greek, Latin.