How do I style the title of a trilogy or informally titled series?
When a trilogy is published in one volume with a title of its own, the course of action is clear: italicize the title of the… Read More
When a trilogy is published in one volume with a title of its own, the course of action is clear: italicize the title of the… Read More
It depends on the focus of your work. In a dissertation on a single author or title—say, Gabriel Marcel’s Being and Having: An Existentialist Diary—it… Read More
Names of ships, as well as names of aircraft and spacecraft, are italicized in MLA style. If the name has a prefix, such as USS… Read More
Yes. As the MLA Handbook explains, the title of an independent work (that is, a work that usually stands alone, such as a play, novel,… Read More
The eighth edition of the MLA Handbook recommends brevity and clarity in an in-text citation (116)—brevity so that a reference won’t obstruct the flow of… Read More
A résumé or a curriculum vitae is a unique type of source that is usually untitled and often undated. You may include the word résumé… Read More
When you alphabetize your works-cited list, treat numbers in titles as though they were spelled out. Let’s say, for example, you need to alphabetize entries… Read More
MLA style avoids ibid. and op. cit., using short titles instead, on the principles that (1) a short title makes your reference clearer to readers,… Read More
The MLA format template calls for a period after the title of a source, but if the title of a source ends in a question mark… Read More