LibGuides: Finding Literary Criticism (Ybor City): Short Stories

Short Story Criticism - Books in the Library

These books are for use in the library only.

Critical Survey of Short Fiction
Call Number: REF PN3321 .C7 2012
What's in this print book.
Profiles of major short-story writers throughout history and the world. Essays include "Analysis" of the writer's style and themes, with subsections on one or more works of short fiction. Authors are arranged in in sub-sets for "American"..."British, Irish and Commonwealth"..."European"...and "World." A volume of "Topical Essays" is also included.
Masterplots II, Short Story Series
Call Number: REF PN3326 .M27 2004
What's in this print book.
Arranged alphabetically by story title. Each story essay includes The Story, a plot synopsis. Themes and Meanings gives a critical discussion of the most important issues that the story raises, and Style and Technique analyzes stylistic devices used in the story, such as plot devices, imagery and characterization. See Vol. 8 for Geographical and Type of Plot indexes.

Short Stories - Reference eBooks

Use these online literature reference books to find historical background, author information, critical analyses, and much more about many stories. Log-in instructions are on the Home page.

After you log in, type the title of your work in the search box on the left, directly below the picture of the book cover.

Short Stories for Students (eBook)

How to use this eBook.
After you log in, type the title of your work in the search box on the right, directly below the word, Tools. Looks like this. Be sure you type the title correctly! If the title is one word, add the author's last name. If your short story is covered in this reference, an article about it will likely appear at the top of your search results.