Series Editor's Introduction Acknowledgements Introduction: Robert Thacker, 'Durable and Freestanding: The Late Art of Munro' Part I Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage 1 Charles E. May "The Key to the Treasure": Sex and Storytelling in Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, 2 Tracy Ware, 'Teaching Conflict in Munro from "The Day of the Butterfly" to "Comfort"' 3 Robert McGill, 'Mistaken Identities in "The Bear Came Over the Mountain"' Part II Runaway 4 Julie Rivkin, 'Sibyl at the Kitchen Table, or Translating the Classics in "Hateship" and The Juliet Triptych' 5 Eric Reeves, 'The Lives of Women and Men: Narrative Inflection in Runaway ' 6 Lester Barber, "Old Confusions or Obligations": Comic Vision in Runaway ' Part III Dear Life 7 J. R. (Tim) Struthers, 'Traveling with Munro: Reading "To Reach Japan"' 8 Ailsa Cox, '"Rage and Admiration": Grotesque Humor in Dear Life ' 9 Linda M. Morra, '"It Was[n't] All Inward": The Dynamics of Intimacy in the "Finale" of Dear Life ' Notes on Chapters Works Cited Further Reading Notes on Contributors Index.