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BL
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959651
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b714021
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| Title & Author
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Shirley Jackson /\ editor, Harold Bloom.
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| Publication Statement
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Broomall, PA :: Chelsea House,, ©2001.
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| Series Statement
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Bloom's major short story writers
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83 pages ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791059480
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: 9780791059487
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-81) and index.
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| Contents
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Plot summary of Charles -- List of characters in Charles -- Critical views on Charles -- On the gothic spirit / chester E. Eisinger -- On the real Charles / Lenemaja Friedman -- On Jackson's productivity / Judy Oppenheimer -- On rebellious sons and daughters / Joan Wylie Hall.
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Plot summary of The haunting of Hill House -- List of characters in the The haunting of Hill House -- Critical views on The haunting of Hill House -- On the author's writing skill / Maxwell Geismar -- On the background of the story / Lenemaja Friedman -- On the story's characters / John G. Parks -- On Hill House's evil force / Mary Kittredge -- On Eleanor Vance / Carol Cleveland -- On Shirley Jackson's female characters / Lynette Carpenter -- On writing the story / Judy Oppenheimer -- On t he mother-daughter relationship in the story / Judie Newman -- On sexuality in the story / Tricia Lootens -- On Eleanor consumed / Roberta Rubenstein.
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Plot summary of The Lottery -- List of characters in the The Lottery -- Critical views on The Lottery -- On the story as social commentary / Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren -- On Shirley Jackson / Stanley Edgar Hyman -- On response to the story / Lenemaja Friedman -- On the grim view of human nature / A.R. Coulthard -- On the controversy surrounding the story / Shirley Jackson -- On male and female roles in the story / Gayle Whittier -- On Tessie as scapegoat / Nathan Cervo -- On symbolism in the story / Jay A. Yarmove -- On tradition and violence / Amy A. Griffin.
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| Abstract
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Presents biographical information about author Shirley Jackson, and provides analyses of three of her short stories, each with a plot summary, list of characters, and a selection of critical commentary.
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Jackson, Shirley,1916-1965-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Jackson, Shirley,1916-1965-- Examinations
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Jackson, Shirley,1916-1965
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Short story-- Examinations, Study guides.
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Examinations.
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Short story-- Examinations.
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| Dewey Classification
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818/.5409
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| LC Classification
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PS3519.A392Z85 2001
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| Added Entry
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Bloom, Harold.
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