How do I cite a quotation that I use in the title of my paper?
If you include a quotation in the title of your paper, you should discuss the quotation in the body of your essay. Do not place… Read More
If you include a quotation in the title of your paper, you should discuss the quotation in the body of your essay. Do not place… Read More
As section 3.2.1 of the MLA Handbook explains, when you need to shorten a title for a parenthetical citation, “give the first noun and any preceding… Read More
Remember that the goals of parenthetical citation are clarity and concision. Thus, if a title begins with a number–for example: 1066: A New History of… Read More
A thread is a series of separately written but related tweets that are given a single URL. If you’re discussing the thread as a whole… Read More
In our editing, we often note that writers misuse titles in three key ways . . . Read More
Cite an unpublished translation by following the MLA format template. List the author of the work, the title of the translation in quotation marks (since… Read More
In a works-cited-list, when you list several letters by the same author to different recipients, alphabetize the letters according to the names of the recipients. Read More
If you need to shorten a title enclosed in quotation marks that begins with a quotation, use the title within the title as the short… Read More
When you cite a chapter by an individual author in a work with coauthors, you must create a separate works-cited-list entry for each chapter: Althusser,… Read More
The MLA Handbook explains that when you refer to an untitled poem known by its first line, you should style the line the way it is shown in… Read More