In the following essay, White examines Anderson's depiction of the grotesque in the physical, psychological, and sexual propensities of his characters.

In the following essay, Wolfe discusses the influence of the women in Anderson's life on his writings.

In the following essay, Colquitt observes the connection between Anderson's polarization of male and female and the narrative techniques of “Death in the Woods.”

In the following essay, Atlas discusses Anderson's relationships with the women in his life and the effect they had on his characterizations of women in Winesburg, Ohio.

In the following essay, Bidney examines Anderson's retelling of the supernatural poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

In the following essay, Chase provides an overview of Anderson's later novels, essays, and poetry.

In the following essay, Bidney analyzes “the androgynous model of the psyche” as the unifying element to the stories in Winesburg, Ohio.

In the following essay, Miller traces the genealogy of “Death in the Woods” through an examination of relevant documents, noting that the final version of the story relies upon oral narration and the ordering of events as epiphany.

In the following essay, Anderson examines the self-portraits throughout Sherwood Anderson's fiction.

In the following essay, Badaracco analyzes the influence of advertising and marketing techniques on Anderson's early-twentieth-century news columns in which he explored the development of the emerging American business class.

In the following essay, Lawry argues that “Death in the Woods” is concerned with the self, the artistic imagination and creative act, and the narrator's creation of meaning.

In the following essay, Engel examines Anderson's themes in Mid-American Chants.

In the following essay, Tobin traces Anderson's development of his short story “Not Sixteen.”

In the following essay, Wentworth discusses the meaning of personal tics and repeated phrases in Winesburg, Ohio.

In the following essay, Wixson explores Anderson's place in the literary political landscape of the 1930s in the United States.

In the following essay, Lindsay argues that Anderson's “urban” fiction fails to realize its intended impact.

In the following essay, Joselyn discusses the various transformations that occur in “Death in the Woods,” and argues that the story is unified through the interweaving of these metamorphoses.

In the following essay, MacGowan explores the significance of paternity and patriarchy to “The Man Who Became a Woman.”

In the following essay, Ellis discusses the theme of spiritualized relationships debased by "the intrusions of the brutishly sexual" in Sherwood Anderson's stories "The Man Who Became a Woman" and "1 Want to Know Why. "

In the following essay, Rohrberger offers a symbolic reading of “Death in the Woods,” which, according to Rohrberger, alludes to ancient myths of death and rebirth, as the narrator's recollection of past events harkens back to a prehistoric antecedent and the depths of civilization itself.

In the following essay, Kramer examines the role of traditional Southern structures of masculinity and femininity and the changing industrial landscape in Beyond Desire.

In the below essay, Guerin argues that “Death in the Woods” is a story about writing. The key to the story, according to Guerin, is the revelation that the narrator experiences at the sight of the woman's dead body.

In the following essay, White discusses a 1916 version of “Death in the Woods.”