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MLA Citation Examples

In-Text Citations:

MLA follows the Author-Page parenthetical method for in-text citations.

Examples:

  • Template: (Author name page number)
  • Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).
  • Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
  • Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

Sample Works Cited List Citations:

Book

  • Book Template
    • Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
  • Book Example
    • Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987.

Journal Article

  • Journal Article Template:
    • Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Vol. Number, Issue No., Year, pages.
  • Journal Article Example: 
    • Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, vol. 15, no. 1, 1996, pp. 41-50.

Streaming Video

  • Streaming Video Template:
    • Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Video." Streaming Service, Uploaded by Name, Day Month Year, url.
  • Streaming Video Examples:
    • McGonigal, Jane. “Gaming and Productivity.” YouTube, uploaded by Big Think, 3 July 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkdzy9bWW3E.
    • “8 Hot Dog Gadgets put to the Test.” YouTube, uploaded by Crazy Russian Hacker, 6 June 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlpjSEtELs.

Magazine

  • Magazine Template: 
    • Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical, Day Month Year, pages.
  • Magazine Examples: 
    • Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time, 20 Nov. 2000, pp. 70-71.
    • Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education." Good Housekeeping, Mar. 2006, pp. 143-48.

Newspaper

  • Newspaper Template:
    • Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical, Day Month Year, pages.
  • Newspaper Examples:
    • Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post, 24 May 2007, p. LZ01.
    • Krugman, Andrew. "Fear of Eating." New York Times, late ed., 21 May 2007, p. A1.

MLA Style Guide

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