This guide lists selected sources for library criticism of "The Cask of Amontillado " by Edgar Allan Poe.

Reference Books

• Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism, (Ref PN 761 .N56) Volume(s):
  • 1: 500, 506
  • 16: 303, 309, 329, 332
  • 55: 148
  • 78: 265-66
  • 97: 180
  • 117: 260
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• Short Story Criticism, (Ref PN 3373 .S389) Volume(s):
  • 1:378, 394, 407-08
  • 22: 293
  • 34: 264-65
  • 35: 297-354
  • 54: 180, 185, 188-89, 209
• Short Stories for Students (Ref PN 3373 .S56) Volume(s):
  • 7: 47-67

Biographical Information (Reference collection)

• Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Short Story Writers Before 1880. (Ref PS 21 .D5 vol. 74)
• American Writers. (Ref PS PS 129 .A55 vol. 3)

General Collection Books (may be checked out)

• Bittner, William Robert. Poe: a Biography (PS 2631 B55)
• Bloom, Harold, ed. Edgar Allan Poe. Updated ed. (PS 2638 .E32)
• Bloom, Harold, ed. Tales of Poe (PS 2618 .T32 T3 1987)
• Buranelli, Vincent. Edgar Allan Poe (PS 2638 .B87 1977)
• Hoffman, Daniel. Poe (PS 2638 .H57)
• Knapp, Bettina. Edgar Allan Poe (PS2631 .K58 1984)
• Krutch, Joseph Wood. Edgar Allan Poe, a Study in Genius (PS 2638 K7)
• May, Charles E. Edgar Allan Poe: A Study of the Short Fiction (PS 2642 .F43 M39 1991)
• Meyers, Jeffrey. Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy (PS 2631 .M48 1992)
• Sova, Dawn B. Critical Companion to Edgar Allan Poe: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work (PS 2630 .S68 2007)

E-Books

• Magistrale, Tony. Student Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001. ebrary.

Online Resources (Reference Articles and Databases)

• Literature Resource Center
• Literature Criticism Online
• Literature Online

Articles

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

• Benton, R. P. "Poe's 'The Cask' and 'The White Webwork Which Gleams.'" Studies in Short Fiction Spring 1991, p183-194. [Academic Search Premier]
• Delaney, Bill. "Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado.'" Explicator Fall 2005, p39-41. [MasterFILE Premier]
• Greusser, John. "Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado.'" Explicator Spring, 1998, 129-130. [MasterFILE Premier]
• Platizky, Roger. "Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado.'" Explicator Summer 1999, p206-209. [MasterFILE Premier]
• St. John, Graham. "Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado.'" Explicator Winter 2004, 85-88. [MasterFILE Premier]
• Schick, Joseph S. "The Origin of 'The Cask of Amontillado.'"' American Literature March 1934, p18-21. [Literary Reference Center]
• White, P. "The Cask of Amontillado: A Case for the Defense." Studies in Short Fiction Fall 1989, p550-555.

Updated by Allison Ringness, Fall 2012.