You are not obligated to tell your reader the original sources of the quotations. Nor should you include any note numbers or parenthetical documentation from… Read More
In edited collections of essays, the MLA places notes at the end of each essay and restarts note numbering at 1. We follow the same… Read More
If you are citing an editor’s or translator’s note for a work listed under the author’s name, create a works-cited-list entry for the work as a… Read More
Cite unpublished director’s notes by following the MLA format template. List the director’s name in the “Author” slot and provide a description in place of a… Read More
If you need to cite a paraphrase and a quotation that occur in the same sentence, you may provide the page numbers at the end… Read More
No, but you could indicate in a note that the song was originally a poem. … Read More
To cite a biographical note, mention it in your prose and then include the work in your works-cited list: According to a biographical note in… Read More
No. In a research paper, dissertation, or other unpublished manuscript, you should select a standard font size (e.g., 12 points) and let the word processing… Read More
Yes, you should provide a works-cited-list entry if you refer the reader to a source for more information on a topic. Do not provide the full… Read More
In its publications, the MLA generally avoids using block quotations in notes. Exceptions would be made for quotations of more than one paragraph or for… Read More