Reference Books for Short Stories
Short Stories for Students by Call Number: REF PN 3373 S3845 v.1-38ISBN: 9780787616908Publication Date: 1997-09-15This set is available in the library and also online via the Gale Virtual Reference Library database. This is a great first stop for students beginning their literary criticism journey.
Short Story Criticism by Call Number: REF PN 3373 S386ISBN: 0810325500Publication Date: 1987-11-20This set is available in the library's reference collection.
Critical Survey of Short Fiction, Revised Edition by Call Number: REF PN 3321 C7 1993ISBN: 9780893568436Publication Date: 1993-04-01This set is available in the library's reference collection.
Masterplots II, Short Story Series by Call Number: REF PN 3326 M27 1986 and REF PM 3326 M27 v. 7-10 Suppl.ISBN: 9781587651403Publication Date: 2004-01-01This set is available in the library's reference collection.
Literary Criticism Databases
- Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Unlock information in primary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies. Search across centuries to see the broader continuum of the story you choose to tell. We have integrated Literature Resources from Gale and Literature Criticism Online into a single research environment to help you take your research to new levels.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
A collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference volumes, in ebook format, for multidisciplinary research. The diverse subject areas from which the volumes have been chosen include: Arts, Literature, Biography, Sciences, and Social Sciences. These reference materials, originally published in print format, are now accessible electronically and can be searched by keyword, article title, or subject. Articles may be printed or e-mailed.
- Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. The entries cover more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Articles may be printed from the computer screen or e-mailed.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
This archive provides access to back issues of more than 500 scholarly journals spanning many disciplines. This is not a current issues database; typically there is a gap from 1 to 5 years between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR. Articles can be searched by key word. Retrieved articles appear as high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed and printed.
