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There are 17 critical essays on Bobbie Ann Mason.
Critical Essays on Bobbie Ann Mason
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 Critical Essay by Joanna Price
10,502 words, approx. 35 pages
 In the following essay, Price examines Mason's use of central themes and metaphoric images to illustrate how the characters in Shiloh, and Other Stories adapt to changes in their daily lives and in their landscape.
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Critical Essay by Harriet Pollack
9,871 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following essay, Pollack examines Mason's role as a southern literary figure, and asserts that Feather Crowns cemented Mason's place as a noted women's historian.
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Critical Essay by Andrew Levy
8,732 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Levy discusses the short story “Shiloh” and how it fits into the overall history of the short story genre.
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Critical Essay by Albert E. Wilhelm
5,940 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following essay, Wilhelm examines Mason's portrayal of the effects of social change on her characters. Wilhelm refutes criticism that judges Mason's work as repetitive, demonstrating that her central theme is an important component of the “Big Bertha Stories” in Love Life as well as In Country.
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Critical Essay by Laura Fine
4,485 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, Fine argues that Mason's depiction of the South in her short fiction lacks the traditional values found in the stories of other southern writers such as Flannery O'Connor.
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Critical Review by Devon Jersild
3,584 words, approx. 12 pages
In the following review, Jersild discusses the characterizations in Spence + Lila and Love Life. Jersild asserts that protagonists in Mason's fiction rely on the physical details of their lives to keep them grounded, but tend to remain disconnected from their feelings.
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Critical Essay by Albert E. Wilhelm
3,435 words, approx. 12 pages
In the following essay, Wilhelm discusses the effects of social change on the lives of everyday people, a primary theme in Mason's stories.
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Interview by Bobbie Ann Mason and Vincent Kling
3,099 words, approx. 10 pages
In the following interview, originally conducted in October 1988, Kling discusses academic approaches to Mason's writing and prompts the author to comment on her favorite stories.
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Critical Review by Kathryn McKee
1,792 words, approx. 6 pages
In the following review, McKee favorably compares Mason's Clear Springs to the genre of the traditional Southern autobiography.
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Critical Essay by Karen Underwood
943 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following essay, Underwood compares the husbands and boyfriends in Mason's short story, “Drawing Names” to the biblical three Wise Men.
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Critical Review by Lisa Alther
842 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review, Alther discusses the pacing of Mason's lengthy novel Feather Crowns and its colorful language.
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Critical Review by Gary Krist
625 words, approx. 2 pages
In the following mixed review of Spence + Lila, Krist applauds Mason's writing, but wishes the novel was more satisfying.
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Critical Review by Jeffrey J. Folks
555 words, approx. 2 pages
In the following review, Folks offers a positive assessment of the writing and characterizations in Feather Crowns.
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