Library Resources: ENG102: First-Year Composition: Short Story Resources

Short Story Analysis Resources

Use Literature Resource Center to search by

a works and/or person search. Each gives different results.
You will also find an Encyclopedia of Literature at the top of the search screen. Use the encyclopedia to look up literary terms.

Use Literary Reference Center to :

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Use Gale Reference - Literature to:

find general reference articles on an author or literary topic.

Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Provides literary overviews, biographies, and criticism for more the 128,000 writers; includes index to extensive Gale literary series.
Literary Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames. Includes biographies, criticisms, summaries, and more.
Gale Reference -- Literature This link opens in a new window
This collection brings together a large collection of reference works in literary criticism and literature form the database Gale Virtual Reference Library.

One Search - Finding Articles on Literature

"Search for Articles" searches most GCC databases all at once. The number of search results might be a bit overwhelming, but those results can be further sorted by type. Use the "Search for Articles" box below to:

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Find articles in databases beyond the subject-specific databases
Discover how your topic relates to other fields of study
Limit search results to scholarly, reference or magazine

Type directly in the box below by combinations of keywords to find more articles on short stories and their elements.

One Search produces a large number of results. You can limit your initial results by clicking limiters on the left side of the page once you hit enter.

To search for full phrases instead of individual keywords, use parentheses around phrases:

Example: (The Garden of Forking Paths) AND (Jorge Luis Borges)

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How to Write a Literary Analysis: Links

These web resources contain information on literary analysis. Some also try to sell a product, so please be aware that these are not official GCC pages.

How to Write a Literary Analysis
Definitions, descriptions, and tips for writing a literary analysis by A Research Guide for Students. This company describes themselves as "one of the authorities on writing, literature, and the presentation of one's works."
Writing a Critical Analysis of a Short Story
Memorial University's guide to writing short story analysis. An example analysis of "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe is provided.
Literary Devices and Literary Terms
A comprehensive list of literary terms and devices.

Story Links for Literary Analysis Assignment

Short Stories for Students
Links to full-text stories for Monica Angelucci's Short Story Analysis assignment.
Short Story Guide
This open web resource was designed "to help middle school / high school teachers, students, and reading lovers find the right story and allow them to easily read online short stories free, where possible."
Short stories are categorized by subject, theme, place, author and type.