A selective list of literary criticism for Louisa May Alcott, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association Guidelines for Authors of Web Pages
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Butterworth-McDermott, Christine. "Behind a mask of beauty: Alcott's beast in disguise." ATQ (The American Transcendental Quarterly), March, 2004
Derrickson, Teresa. "Race and the Gothic Monster: The Xenophobic Impulse of Louisa May Alcott's 'Taming a Tartar.'" ATQ (The American Transcendental Quarterly), March, 2001
Foote, Stephanie. "Resentful Little Women: gender and class feeling in Louisa May Alcott." College Literature, 01-JAN-05
Hackenberg, Sara. "Plots and counterplots: the defense of sensational fiction in Louisa May Alcott's 'Behind a Mask.'" ATQ (The American Transcendental Quarterly), June, 2008
Patterson, Mark. "Racial sacrifice and citizenship: the construction of masculinity in Louisa May Alcott's 'The Brothers.' "Studies in American Fiction, Autumn, 1997
"Louisa May Alcott," Heath Anthology of American Literature
The Alcotts. From PBS's "I Hear America Singing"
Introduction to Louisa May Alcott from the Literary Encyclopedia
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