DeMouy, Jane Krause, Katherine Anne Porter's Women: The Eye of Her Fiction, University of Texas Press, 1983.

This work studies Porter's work from the viewpoint
of feminine psychology. Ship of Fools is seen in
terms of the physical and psychological separation of
men and women.

Givner, Joan, ed., Katherine Anne Porter: Conversations, University Press of Mississippi, 1987.

This is a collection of interviews with and articles
about Porter covering a period of sixty years.

Hartley, Lodwick, and George Core, eds., Katherine Anne Porter: A Critical Symposium, University of Georgia Press, 1969.

This work contains sixteen essays on Porter's work,
including three on Ship of Fools.

Mooney, Harry J., Jr., The Fiction and Criticism of Katherine Anne Porter, University of Pittsburgh Press, rev.ed., 1962.

This concise overview seeks to understand the meaning
of Porter's work and the particular kinds of experiences
in which she is most interested.

Nance, William...