Print Resources
Calls and Responses: The American Novel of Slavery Since Gone with the Wind
Ryan, Tim A. Calls and Responses: The American Novel of Slavery Since Gone with the Wind. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2008. Print.
This book critically analyses historical narratives such as Toni Morrison’s Beloved and investigates the cultural impact Gone with the Wind had on the portrayal of the plantation life, race, and class in literature.
Disarming the Nation: Women’s Writings and the American Civil War
Young, Elizabeth. Disarming the Nation: Women’s Writings and the American Civil War. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1999. Print.
This book analyses works created by women about the Civil War and specifically analyses the concepts of sex and race in Gone with the Wind.
Female Pastoral: Women Writers Re-visioning the American South
Harrison, Elizabeth Jane. Female Pastoral: Women Writers Re-visioning the American South. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1991. Print.
This book analyzes Gone with the Wind and the main character, Scarlett, from a feminist perspective.
Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature
“Margaret Mitchell.” Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature. Eds. Anne Marie Hacht and Dwayne D. Hayes. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2009. 1143-1146. Print.
This encyclopedia evaluates an author’s work and its connection to historical events, the literary world, and the author’s life.
Gone with the Wind as Book and Film
Harwell, Richard, ed. Gone with the Wind as Book and Film. New York: Paragon House, 1987. Print.
This book contains a wide-scope of essays about Gone with the Wind. It is compiled of essays published over three decades and focuses on the books background and reception, Margaret Mitchell’s life, and the historical and psychological context of the South at the time of publication.
The History of Southern Literature
Rubin, Louis Decimus. The History of Southern Literature. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2008. Print.
This book looks at the history of literature in the south.
In Time and Place: Some Origins of American Literature
Watkins, Floyd C. In Time and Place: Some Origins of American Literature. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1977. Print.
This book analyses the making and evolution of great American novels including Gone with the Wind.
Literature and Its Times
“Gone with the Wind.” Literature and Its Times. Eds. Joyce Moss and George Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997. 137-144. Print.
This encyclopedia analyzes a literary work as well as the events that occurred to influence the work. This reference book evaluates the time period that Gone With the Wind takes place as well as the time period when it was published.
Lost Laysen
Mitchell, Margaret. Lost Laysen. Ed. Debra Freer. New York: Scribner, 1996. Print.
Lost Laysen is the once lost novella written during Margaret Mitchell’s youth. In addition to the story, the book also includes an introduction by Debra Freer that evaluates Margaret Mitchell’s life and her relationship with Henry Love Angel.
Margaret Mitchell
Hanson, Elizabeth I. Margaret Mitchell. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990. Print.
A dual biography and critical study, this book evaluates the life of Margaret Mitchell and studies Gone with the Wind from a woman’s experience and analyzes its popularity and connection to southern and women’s literature.
Margaret Mitchell & John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone with the Wind
Walker, Marianne. Margaret Mitchell & John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone with the Wind. Atlanta: Peachtree, 1993. Print.
This book collects and analyzes the letters and love story of Margaret Mitchell and John Marsh and their relationship’s effect on the novel.
Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind” Letters, 1936-1949
Harwell, Richard, ed. Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind” Letters, 1936-1949. New York: Macmillan, 1976.
Arranged chronologically, this book is a collection of letters written by Margaret Mitchell between 1936 and 1949. The letters included were written to friends, Macmillan publishing executives, gossip columnists, literary figures such as William Faulkner, and actors in the movie such as Vivien Leigh.
Margaret Mitchell of Atlanta: The Author of Gone with the Wind
Farr, Finis. Margaret Mitchell of Atlanta: The Author of Gone with the Wind. New York: Morrow, 1965. Print.
Although this book was published over forty years ago and is out of print, it is a well-known and cited biography about Margaret Mitchell.
Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series
“Gone with the Wind.” Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 3. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1995. 929-933. Print.
This encyclopedia summarizes and analyzes the plot as well as identifies additional resources for further study.
Recasting: Gone with the Wind in American Culture
Pyron, Darden A., ed. Recasting: Gone with the Wind in American Culture. Miami: University Presses of Florida, 1983. Print.
This book is a collection of critical scholarship about Gone with the Wind. The essays included focus on race, gender, culture, and Southern context.
The Wind Done Gone
Randall, Alice. The Wind Done Gone. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Print.
A fictional parody to Gone with the Wind, The Wind Done Gone is a retelling of the epic novel from the slaves’ perspective. The story is told from the viewpoint of Scarlett O’Hara’s mulatto half-sister, Cynara, and gives a new, unique viewpoint to the famous book.
Ryan, Tim A. Calls and Responses: The American Novel of Slavery Since Gone with the Wind. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2008. Print.
This book critically analyses historical narratives such as Toni Morrison’s Beloved and investigates the cultural impact Gone with the Wind had on the portrayal of the plantation life, race, and class in literature.
Disarming the Nation: Women’s Writings and the American Civil War
Young, Elizabeth. Disarming the Nation: Women’s Writings and the American Civil War. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1999. Print.
This book analyses works created by women about the Civil War and specifically analyses the concepts of sex and race in Gone with the Wind.
Female Pastoral: Women Writers Re-visioning the American South
Harrison, Elizabeth Jane. Female Pastoral: Women Writers Re-visioning the American South. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1991. Print.
This book analyzes Gone with the Wind and the main character, Scarlett, from a feminist perspective.
Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature
“Margaret Mitchell.” Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature. Eds. Anne Marie Hacht and Dwayne D. Hayes. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2009. 1143-1146. Print.
This encyclopedia evaluates an author’s work and its connection to historical events, the literary world, and the author’s life.
Gone with the Wind as Book and Film
Harwell, Richard, ed. Gone with the Wind as Book and Film. New York: Paragon House, 1987. Print.
This book contains a wide-scope of essays about Gone with the Wind. It is compiled of essays published over three decades and focuses on the books background and reception, Margaret Mitchell’s life, and the historical and psychological context of the South at the time of publication.
The History of Southern Literature
Rubin, Louis Decimus. The History of Southern Literature. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2008. Print.
This book looks at the history of literature in the south.
In Time and Place: Some Origins of American Literature
Watkins, Floyd C. In Time and Place: Some Origins of American Literature. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1977. Print.
This book analyses the making and evolution of great American novels including Gone with the Wind.
Literature and Its Times
“Gone with the Wind.” Literature and Its Times. Eds. Joyce Moss and George Wilson. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997. 137-144. Print.
This encyclopedia analyzes a literary work as well as the events that occurred to influence the work. This reference book evaluates the time period that Gone With the Wind takes place as well as the time period when it was published.
Lost Laysen
Mitchell, Margaret. Lost Laysen. Ed. Debra Freer. New York: Scribner, 1996. Print.
Lost Laysen is the once lost novella written during Margaret Mitchell’s youth. In addition to the story, the book also includes an introduction by Debra Freer that evaluates Margaret Mitchell’s life and her relationship with Henry Love Angel.
Margaret Mitchell
Hanson, Elizabeth I. Margaret Mitchell. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990. Print.
A dual biography and critical study, this book evaluates the life of Margaret Mitchell and studies Gone with the Wind from a woman’s experience and analyzes its popularity and connection to southern and women’s literature.
Margaret Mitchell & John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone with the Wind
Walker, Marianne. Margaret Mitchell & John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone with the Wind. Atlanta: Peachtree, 1993. Print.
This book collects and analyzes the letters and love story of Margaret Mitchell and John Marsh and their relationship’s effect on the novel.
Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind” Letters, 1936-1949
Harwell, Richard, ed. Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind” Letters, 1936-1949. New York: Macmillan, 1976.
Arranged chronologically, this book is a collection of letters written by Margaret Mitchell between 1936 and 1949. The letters included were written to friends, Macmillan publishing executives, gossip columnists, literary figures such as William Faulkner, and actors in the movie such as Vivien Leigh.
Margaret Mitchell of Atlanta: The Author of Gone with the Wind
Farr, Finis. Margaret Mitchell of Atlanta: The Author of Gone with the Wind. New York: Morrow, 1965. Print.
Although this book was published over forty years ago and is out of print, it is a well-known and cited biography about Margaret Mitchell.
Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series
“Gone with the Wind.” Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 3. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1995. 929-933. Print.
This encyclopedia summarizes and analyzes the plot as well as identifies additional resources for further study.
Recasting: Gone with the Wind in American Culture
Pyron, Darden A., ed. Recasting: Gone with the Wind in American Culture. Miami: University Presses of Florida, 1983. Print.
This book is a collection of critical scholarship about Gone with the Wind. The essays included focus on race, gender, culture, and Southern context.
The Wind Done Gone
Randall, Alice. The Wind Done Gone. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Print.
A fictional parody to Gone with the Wind, The Wind Done Gone is a retelling of the epic novel from the slaves’ perspective. The story is told from the viewpoint of Scarlett O’Hara’s mulatto half-sister, Cynara, and gives a new, unique viewpoint to the famous book.