ENGL 100: Introduction to Literary Study (Knight)

Basics of MLA Style, 9th Edition: 

If you are unsure, check with your professor. Note that MLA Style was revised in April 2021. This page includes examples of the current (9th) edition. For the most-recently used 8th edition, see our citation help guide's MLA Style page. 

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Book with one author  

Norris, Bruce. Clybourne Park. Faber and Faber, 2011. 

Ebook with one editor

An e-book—that is, a book that lacks a URL and that you use software to read on a personal device or computer—is considered a version according to the MLA Handbook’s template of core elements:

Bigsby, Christian, editor. The Cambridge Companion to August Wilson. E-book, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 

Journal article from an online database

Teague, Jessica E. "The Recording Studio on Stage: Liveness in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." American Quarterly, vol. 63, no. 3, 2011, pp. 555-571. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41237566.

Film review from a newspaper

Scott, A.O. "All the Blues Fit to Howl." Review of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, directed by George C. Wolfe. New York Times, 18 Dec 2020. ProQuest Central, holycross.idm.oclc.org/login?auth=cas&url=https://www-proquest-com.holycross.idm.oclc.org/newspapers/all-blues-fit-howl/docview/2470839246/se-2?accountid=11456.

Note:

• For online sources, you should include a location to show readers where you found the source. Many scholarly databases use a DOI (digital object identifier). Use a DOI in your citation if you can; otherwise use a URL. Delete “http://” from URLs. The DOI or URL is usually the last element in a citation and should be followed by a period.
• All works cited entries end with a period.