Subject indexing of poetry – could we? Should we?

Bell, Hazel K.

The Indexer: The International Journal of Indexing (2011), 29, (2), 56–63.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3828/indexer.2011.14
Language: English
Pages: 8

Abstract

Hazel Bell considers various approaches to the organization of poetry by theme and the indexing of poetry, and asks whether subject indexing of poetry is feasible, examining examples from the 18th century onwards.

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