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Advertiseme Michael Kors advertisement. Harper’s Bazaar, In this In-text citation is MLA Handbook
nt 2015, p. 34. advertisement, preferred. pp. 118-119
Michael Kors
targets… (34).
Article in a “Azimuthal Equidistant Projection.” Merriam- Merriam- (“Azimuthal pp. 24, 27, 39
Reference Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Webster’s Equidistant
Book ed., 2003, p. 340. Collegiate Projection” 340).
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defines… (340).
Book Dorris, Michael, and Louise Erdrich. The In their novel, (Dorris and p. 21
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two authors, Publishers, 1999. describe… (21). government
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Book Nunberg, Geoffrey, editor. The Future of the Nunberg (Nunberg 15). p. 23
(specific Book. U of California P, 1996. organizes… (15).
editor)
*for citing
edited work as
a whole
(otherwise see
Chapter
below)
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Book Pevear, Richard, and Larissa Volokhonsky, Pevear and (Pevear and p. 23
(translation) translators. Crime and Punishment. By Volokhonsky Volokhonsky 56).
*citation Feodor Dostoevsky, Vintage eBooks, emphasize… (56).
focuses on the 1993.
translation
itself (Dostoevsky pp. 24-25
Dostoevsky 100).
*citation Dostoevsky, Feodor. Crime and Punishment. describes… (100).
focuses on Translated by Richard Pevear and
original Larissa Volokhonsky, Vintage eBooks,
authorship 1993.
Chapter Bazin, Patrick. “Toward Metareading.” The Bazin advocates (Bazin 65). p. 30
within an Future of the Book, edited by Geoffrey for… (65).
edited book Nunberg, U of California P, 1996, pp.
or anthology 153-68.
(specific
author)
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*for sources battles in east & west of Tehran now - tweeted…
without page #Iranelection.” Twitter, 23 June 2009,
numbers, see 11:15 a.m.,
p. 56 twitter.com/persiankiwi/status/229810
6072.
Film Tarantino, Quentin, director. Pulp Fiction. Tarantino’s film (Tarantino). pp. 24, 38, 41
Miramax, 1994. displays…
Graphic Soule, Charles, et al. She-Hulk. No. 1, Marvel Soule et al. (Soule et al. 8). pp. 31, 40
Novel Comics, 2014. depict… (8).
Interview Walcott, Derek. Interview. By Susan Lang. 22 Walcott claims in (Walcott). style.mla.org
(personal) Oct. 2002. the interview...
Interview Gaitskill, Mary. Interview with Charles Bock. Gaitskill explains (Gaitskill). owl.english.purdu
(published) Mississippi Review, vol. 27, no. 3, in the interview… e.edu
1999, pp. 129-150.
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Lecture or Roach, Mary. Guest Lecture. UW Tacoma, 15 Roach discussed… (Roach). pp. 50-52
Public Talk June 2017.
Magazine or Deresiewicz, William. “The Death of the Deresiewicz (Deresiewicz). pp. 27-28, 30,
Newspaper Artist—and the Birth of the Creative writes… 42-43
article Entrepreneur.” The Atlantic, 28 Dec.
*for a source 2014,
found in a www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archiv
database, see e/2015/01/the-death-of-the-artist-
pp. 31-32 and-the-birth-of-the-creative-
entrepreneur/383497/.
Scholarly Goldman, Anne. “Questions of Transport: Goldman asserts… (Goldman 72). pp. 30-32
article Reading Primo Levi Reading Dante.” (72).
*for a source The Georgia Review, vol. 64, no. 1,
found in a 2010, pp. 69-88. JSTOR,
database, see www.jstor.org/stable/41403188.
pp. 31-32
Television or Sapochnik, Miguel, director. “The Winds of Sapochnik uses In-text citation is p. 38
radio show Winter.” Game of Thrones, created by lighting to… preferred.
*author David Benioff and D.B. Weiss,
changes performance by Lena Headey, season
depending on 6, episode 10, HBO, 26 July 2016.
intended HBO GO,
emphasis. For play.hbogo.com/episodes/GoS7.
instance, this
citation
emphasizes
the director as
the author.
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Visual art or Bearden, Romare. The Train. 1975, Museum Bearden affects In-text citation is pp. 49, 29
physical of Modern Art, New York. the viewers by… preferred.
object
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie. Chair of stained
oak. 1897-1900, Victoria and Albert
Museum, London.
Webpage Vaynerchuk, Gary. “How to Taste Wine.” Vaynerchuk In-text citation is pp. 28, 48
(one page) Gary Vaynerchuk, 2017, advises… preferred.
*individual garyvaynerchuk.com/how-to-taste-
author wine.