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What is MLA Handbook Plus?

MLA Handbook Plus is a new, subscription-based digital product providing online access to the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. To learn more about MLA Handbook… Read More

What’s New in the Ninth Edition of the MLA Handbook (Spring 2021)

Published in April 2021, the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook works as both a textbook and a reference guide. You can order a copy… Read More

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MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

by Ellen C. Carillo

Ellen C. Carillo talks to the MLA about the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, second edition. Read More

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How do I alter a quotation using square brackets if the quotation already contains bracketed words?

If a quotation already contains bracketed text, avoid adding your own bracketed text, since multiple sets of brackets may be confusing for the reader. However,… Read More

A Century of Queer Korean Fiction: An Interview with Samuel Perry

Toward Educational Justice: An Interview with the Editors of Teaching Literature and Writing in Prisons

Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto’s Sphinx: A Neo-Gothic Novel from Brazil: An Interview with M. Elizabeth Ginway

A Reflection on Disability Studies: Enabling the Humanities on Its Twentieth Anniversary

MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

Teaching Claire de Duras’s Ourika

Teaching Nineteenth-Century Activist Rhetorics Today: An Interview

How and Why to Teach Late-Twentieth-Century Mexicana and Chicana Writers: An Interview

Does It Really Go without Saying? On Needless Phrases

Giving Thanks

Citation Generators and MLA Style

On Witches and Whiches: A Guide to Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses

Using an Endnote to Provide Bibliographic Information

The Limits of Fidelity: What to Reproduce (and What Not to Reproduce) in a Quotation

Pointing Out Reasons with As, Since, For, and Because

The Rhyme without the Reason: What’s Wrong with Sneak Peak

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How do I alter a quotation using square brackets if the quotation already contains bracketed words?

If a quotation already contains bracketed text, avoid adding your own bracketed text, since multiple sets of brackets may be confusing for the reader. However,… Read More

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How do I cite a commentator’s handwritten notes on a work?

Cite a commentator’s handwritten notes by citing the unique copy of the work where they appear. Often, that unique copy will be an object in… Read More

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Should I reproduce a quotation in all caps in my essay?

In general, yes, you should reproduce quotations as they appear in the source. If a quotation appears in all caps in your source, most of… Read More

What’s New on MLA Handbook Plus?

What is MLA Handbook Plus?

What’s New in the Ninth Edition of the MLA Handbook (Spring 2021)

MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

How do I alter a quotation using square brackets if the quotation already contains bracketed words?

Teaching Resources

Advice from the Editors

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How do I alter a quotation using square brackets if the quotation already contains bracketed words?

How do I cite a commentator’s handwritten notes on a work?

Should I reproduce a quotation in all caps in my essay?

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