Web Sources:

“Bobbie Ann Mason (Vol. 54)” Enotes. 2009. 14 June 2009.
http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-literary-criticism/mason-bobbie-ann/introduction

This website is a short, but informative criticism of Bobbie Ann Mason’s overall work. Includes criticism of numerous works of Mason’s as well as a short biography as an introduction.

Henningfield, Diane Andrews. “Shiloh (Criticism). 14 June 2009.
http://www.answers.com/topic/shiloh-story-8

This website picks apart the short story “Shiloh,” going through every detail to explain it more intensely to the reader. It also compares and contrasts Mason’s writing with other authors, such as Raymond Carver. Offering an overview of Mason’s work, this reading is well worth one’s time if interested in learning more about the way Mason writes and how her critics and readers view her.

Ploeg, Scott Vander. “Mason’s Character’s Get Some College.” Border States: Journal
of the Kentucky-Tennessee American Studies Association. No. 12. 1999. 14 June
2009
http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/HTALLANT/border/bs12/vanderpl.htm

Although an older article, the information within this reading is very significant to a reader better understanding the characters in all of Mason’s writings. Ploeg goes into detail about the educational and social aspects of the characters in Mason’s stories.

Stockton College Library Database Sources:

Bentley, Greg. “The Return to Shiloh: Family and Fantasy in Bobbie Ann
Mason’s ‘Shiloh’.” Journal of the Short Story in English. 39 (Autumn
2002): 81-89. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Krstovic.
Vol. 101. Detroit: Gale, 2008. 81-89. Literature Resource Center.
Gale. VALE - Richard Stockton College
of NJ. 14 June 2009
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=LitRC&u=richstockcol

This website is a very insightful and significant piece of criticism for one to read. It includes critical analysis and criticism of the story “Shiloh,” and of Mason’s work in general.

Bradley, Patricia. “Rip Van Winkle” and ‘Shiloh’ Why Resisting Readers still Resist”
Critique. 48.2 (Winter 2007) 137-148. Academic Search Complete.
Richard Stockton College of NJ. 14 June 2009
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.stockton.edu:2048/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=108&sid=58c78d36-1dc5-49b3-bd01-825eb5513b45%40sessionmgr108&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=24660571%23db=a9h&AN=24660571

This website presents a critique of both works “Shiloh” and “Rip Van Winkle.” With in-depth analysis, the reader is able to better understand the characters through Bradley’s criticism.

Jersild, Devon. “Review: The World of Bobbie Ann Mason.” The Kenyan Review.
11, No. 3 (Summer, 1989) 163-169. JSTOR. Richard Stockton College of
NJ. 14 June 2009
http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.stockton.edu:2048/stable/4336137?&Search=yes&term=Critique&term=Bobbie&term=Mason&term=Ann&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DBobbie%2BAnn%2BMason%2B-%2BCritique%26gw%3Djtx%26prq%3DBobbie%2BAnn%2BMason%26Search%3DSearch%26hp%3D25%26wc%3Don&item=4&ttl=522&returnArticleService=showArticle

This article found on JSTOR critiques not only Mason’s short story “Shiloh,” but a variety of her works. Going into detail about the construction of Mason’s work and the tools she uses to craft her literature, Devon Jersild helps the reader to better understand Mason professionally.

Unfortunately, I was not able to find full texts of stories written by Bobbie Ann Mason online.