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How to Find Short Stories |
- The first place to look is in the
MCC Online Catalog.
Search on the AUTHOR'S last name and books by
the author will be listed. Also try searching for the name of a specific
story as a basic keyword search.
A list of books containing that story may appear.
- Short stories by different authors are often collected and published
together as an anthology. The following sources give the titles of books
which contain particular short stories:
Short Story Index: An Index to 60,000 Stories in 4,320 Collections
(Ref Z 5917 .S5 C6) |
Chicorel Index to Short Stories in
Anthologies and Collections
(Ref Z 5917 .S5 C44) |
Index to Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends
(Ref Z 5983 .F17 E2) |
Index to Fairy Tales, 1987-1992
(Ref Z 5983 .F17 S67 1994) |
A Checklist of Science Fiction Anthologies
(Ref Z 5918 .S36 C6
1974) |
Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and
Collections
(Ref PS374 .S35 C6) |
3. Since many
short stories are published in magazines, you can try a
search in the
following periodical indexes and/or online databases:
- An Index to Literature in the New Yorker
(Ref AP 2 .N6764)
- Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
- Available on the
Index
tables in Reference at the LeRoy V. Good (LVG) Library as
well as
online. From the Libraries' website
(www.monroecc.edu/go/library),
click on Find Articles and Online
Databases, then choose Reader's
Guide Retrospective. Search under
the play's or the author's name
and "theater review."
If off-campus, click "Access from Home" and
follow directions to
log-in to EZproxy.
- Humanities Index - In Reference in the LVG Library.
-
LitFinder - Available on the Libraries' website (www.monroecc.edu/go/library),
under Find Articles and Online
Databases.
If off-campus, click "Access from Home" and follow
directions to log-in to EZproxy.
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How to Find Short Story Criticism and Interpretation
- For some authors, there may be entire books of critical and/or
explanatory essays discussing the author's work. To find
these,
search
MCC's Online Catalog on the author's name and "criticism
and
interpretation" (ex., Poe and criticism and interpretation).
- Check under the author's last name and
title of the short story in:
A Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English
(Ref PS 374 .S5 R43) - Includes
biographical information as well
as critical essays and analysis. |
Masterplots II: Short Story Series (Ref PN
3326.M27 and
City Ref PN3326
.M27) Explanatory essays include discussion of
meaning, theme and technique.
|
Short Stories for Students (Ref PN 3373 .S3845)
Includes a discussion of meaning and theme, critical
essays and
the placement of the story in its
historical context.
|
Critical Survey of Short Fiction (Ref PN
3321.C7)
Entries include
critical essay and bibliography of a poet's works
well as some biographical information.
|
Contemporary Literary Criticism (Ref PN
771.C59)
Includes criticisms of works by short story writers as
well as other
creative writers. |
3.
Search for the author's last name or the title of the short story in
one of the online
databases. From the Libraries' website
(www.monroecc.edu/go/library),
click on Find Articles and Online
Databases, then choose one of
the following. If off-campus, click
"Access from Home" and follow
directions to log-in to EZproxy.
Literature Resource Center
Biographical and critical information on authors and
their works. |
Twayne's Author Series
Biographical and critical information. |
Academic Search Premier
Contains the full-text of thousands of periodical articles. |
Any questions? Ask the
Librarian at the Information/Reference Desk for help.
L. Annesi, Revised 3/2008,
http://www.monroecc.edu/go/library
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