This volume presents critical views on the most widely studied writers of short fiction. It includes overviews of approximately ten story writers and an historical survey of the critical response to their work.

This volume is part of a series on prominent short-fiction writers. It includes overiews of a number of short story writers (or titles) and a historical survey of the critical response to their work.

Each print volume in this long-standing series profiles approximately four to eight short story writers by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. Among those profiled in this volume are: Ralph Ellison James Joyce Philip Roth Mark Twain

Each volume of this text covers eight to ten short story writers. For each text or writer featured, a full range of critical opinion is presented. Recent entries cover Raymond Chandler, Flannery O'Connor, Juan Carlos Onetti, and Luigi Pirandello.

Each volume of this reference provides substantial critical essays and biographical information on four to eight major poets from all eras. Entries provide an introductory biographical sketch, an author portrait, a primary bibliography, annotated full text and excerpted criticism of the poets works and sources for additional reading. When available, comments from the poets themselves are included. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text.Each volume includes cumulative author name and nationality indexes as well as a volume-specific title index. A cumulative title index to the entire series is published separately.