Annotated Bibliography
Rubenstein, Roberta.”House Mothers and Haunted Daughters: Shirley Jackson and Female Gothic”Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature15(1996):309-336. JSTOR.Richard Stockton College, Pomona 15 June 2009. http://www.jstor.org/stable/464139
The author takes a psychological look at Shirley Jackson and how her relationship with her mother played a roll in her writing. Furthermore, The author relates Jackson to gothic literature using Jackson’s person life to illustrate her points.
Bogert, Edna. “Censorship and “The Lottery”.The English Journal74 (1984): 45-47. JSTOR. Richard Stockton College, Pomona 15 June 2009.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/816508
An Excellent source, which discusses the issues that “The Lottery” has had with censorship over the past fifty years. The author examines arguments about Jackson’s story and dissects the reason behind the censorship of “The Lottery”
Gibson, James M. “An Old Testament Analogue for “The Lottery”. Journal of Modern Literature11 (1984): 193-195.JSTOR. Richard Stockton College, Pomona 15 June 2009. http://.jstor.org/stable/3831163
This author takes an interesting biblical look at “The Lottery”. Using a story from the old testament the author makes connections between Jackson’s story and Joshua 7. This comparison is a departure from the usual search for gothic and supernatural symbolism therefore it provides a fresh perspective on “The Lottery”.
The Shirley Jackson Awards .2009. 15 June 2009 http://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/
This site is dedicated to preserving the memory of Shirley Jackson by awarding writers in the genre of horror, pyschological suspense, and the dark fantastic. The organization survives from donations from benefactors and money from fundraisers. Writers can submit stories to be critiqued by literature professionals in an attempt for the award.
Fantastic Fiction. 2009. 15 June 2009 http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/j/shirley-jackson/
Fantastic Fiction provides an anthology of works by hundreds of writers. One can see a picture of the cover art and purchase a copy of the book from Ebay.com. The website also provides a very brief summary of the books. This site is helpful to someone beginning their search for literature.
Classic Authors. 2009. 15 June 2009 http://jackson.classicauthors.net/
This website gives a biographical time line of Shirley Jackson. It is very basic and does not provide much detail. Despite its sparse amount of information the website does have a list of links for further research.
