This guide lists selected sources for library criticism of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.

Reference Books

• Masterplots II Short Story Series, (Ref PN 3326 .M27) Volume(s):
  • 5: 2450-2452
• Contemporary Literary Criticism, (Ref PN 771 .C59) Volume(s):
  • 11: 302
  • 60: 211-216, 218, 221, 224-230, 232, 235-238
  • 87: 222-235
• Short Story Criticism, (Ref PN 3373 .S389) Volume(s):
  • 9: 249-252, 254-255, 259, 261, 264-270 (Author overview reproduced in Literature Criticism Online database.)
  • 39: 181-235. Essays reproduced in Literature Criticism Online database.
• Short Stories for Students (Ref PN 3373 .S56) Volume(s):
  • 1: 139-154
• Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (Ref PN 771 .T86) Volume(s):
  • 187: 235, 237-239, 242, 247, 255, 259, 264-265, 267-268, 279, 287, 296-298, 323, 329

Biographical Information (Reference Collection)

• American Writers Supplement IX (Ref PS 129 .A55)

General Collection (may be checked out)

• Murphy, Bernice, ed. Shirley Jackson: Essays on the Literary Legacy. (PS 3519 .A392 Z853 2005)
• Bloom, Harold, ed. Shirley Jackson. (PS 3519 .A392 Z85 2001)
• Hall, Joan Wylie. Shirley Jackson: A Study of the Short Ficton. (PS 3519 .A392 Z69 1993)
• Friedman, Lenemaja. Shirley Jackson. (PS 3519 .S392 Z65 1975)

DVDs and VHS

• A Discussion of 'The Lottery.' Dir. Larry Yust. VHS. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corp., 1969. (PN 1997 .L6712 1969) CIRCULATION DESK

Online Resources (Reference Articles and Databases)

• Literature Resource Center Reproduces some essays in Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism and Short Stories for Students.
• Literature Criticism Online Reproduces most essays in Short Story Criticism, Vol. 9 and Vol. 39.
• Literature Online

Articles

Use periodical databases, such as Academic Search Premier, Masterfile Premier, JSTOR, for recent journal articles like those posted below.

• Cervo, Nathan. "Jackson's 'The Lottery.'" Explicator 50.3 (1992): 183+. [Academic Search Premier]
• Coulthard, A. R. "Jackson's 'The Lottery.'" Explicator 48.3 (1990): 226+. [Academic Search Premier]
• Griffin, Amy A. "Jackson's 'The Lottery.'" Explicator 58.1 (1999): 44+. [Academic Search Premier]
• Nebeker, Helen E. "'The Lottery': Symbolic Tour de Force." American Literature 46.1 (1974): 100+. [JSTOR]
• Oehlschlaeger, Fritz. "The Stoning of Mistress Hutchinson: Meaning and Context in 'The Lottery'." Essays in Literature 15.2 (1988): 259-265. [Academic Search Premier]
• Yarmove, Jay A. "Jackson's 'The Lottery.'" Explicator 52.4 (1994): 242+. [Academic Search Premier]

Revised and updated by Linda Alvarado, Spring 2013