Bibliography
- James, Henry. ‘‘Guy de Maupassant,’’ reprinted in his Partial Portraits, Macmillan, 1888, pp. 243-87.
- James, Henry. ‘‘Guy de Maupassant,’’ in Maupassant's The Odd Number, Harper & Brothers, 1889, pp. vii-xvii. Also published in the October 19, 1889, edition of the influential periodical Harper's Weekly, this piece served as an introduction to American readers to the works of Maupassant.
- Prince, Gerald. ‘‘Nom et destin dans 'La Parure',’’ in The French Review, Vol. 55, 1982, pp. 267-71.
- Sullivan, Edward D. ‘‘Maupassant et la nouvelle,’’ in Cahiers de l'association internationale des etudes francais, Vol. 27, pp. 223-36.
- Artinian, Artine. "Introduction" in The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant, Hanover House, 1955, pp. ix-xvii. An introduction to Maupassant's literary reputation, particularly in the United States.
- Artinian, Artine, editor. The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant. Garden City, NY: Hanover House/Doubleday, 1955. The introduction discusses Maupassant's writing from a critical viewpoint, praising the artistic merit of this author's many works.
- Donaldson-Evans, Mary. ‘‘The Last Laugh: Maupassant's 'Les bijoux' and 'La parure',’’ in French Forum, Vol. 10, 1985, pp. 163-73. Compares ‘‘The Necklace’’ to ‘‘Les bijoux,’’ another Maupassant story with similar themes, arguing for the superiority of the former based on its greater complexity.
- Europe, no. 482, 1969. A collection of essays in French on Maupassant and his works, which helped reestablish his literary reputation.
- O'Faolain, Sean. The Short Story, Devin-Adair, 1974. In a section entitled ‘‘The Technical Struggle: On Subject,’’ O'Faolain addresses ‘‘The Necklace,’’ among other works, and argues that the story's merit lies not in its "whip-crack ending" but in Maupassant's portrayal of characters and society.
- Steegmuller, Francis. Maupassant: A Lion in the Path, Collins, 1949. Primarily a biography, this work relates much of Maupassant's fiction to his life through the device of psychoanalysis.
- Sullivan, Edward D. Maupassant: The Short Stories, Barron's, 1962. An introduction to Maupassant's contes and nouvelles, with some useful commentary on ‘‘The Necklace.’’
- Thibaudet, Albert. "The Generation of 1850," in his French Literature from 1795 to Our Era, Funk & Wagnalls, 1968, pp. 263-359. Offers an overview of the major figures and movements in French literature and contextualizes Maupassant's writings in terms of his contributions to literary development and his relationships with other authors.
- Le Guin, Ursula K. "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." In The Wind's Twelve Quarters. New York: Harper & Row, 1975. A short story describing a fantasy city of great wealth, and the misery of one child whose captivity preserves that wealth by magic.
- Maupassant, Guy de. The Best Stories of Guy de Maupassant. Edited by Saxe Commins. New York: Random House, 1945. Includes a fine introduction describing the life and experiences of Maupassant.
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