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HONR 100 - FYS - Dracula: The Monster (Always) Returns / Maureen Reddy

Resources for finding critical articles
Subjects: First Year Seminar, Honors Program Tags: culture text, dracula, literary criticism

MLA Style Guides Online

About Citations

There are several reasons why we cite our sources:

  • To give credit where credit is due. Acknowledging the creative work of others is ethical. 
  • To show readers that you've done your research. Be proud!
  • To enable readers to track down your sources.
  • To avoid plagiarism.

 

To cite a text, you will use MLA 8th edition style guidelines to create an entry for your Works Cited list. An entry, also known as a citation, is made up of common bibliographic elements, which provide your readers with the information that they need to track down your sources.

The common elements are:

  • Author(s)
  • Title of source
  • Title of container
  • Other contributors (for books)
  • Number (such as volume and issue numbers for articles)
  • Publisher (for books)
  • Publication date
  • Page numbers
  • DOI or URL

Examples of MLA Style Citations

Below you will find examples of literary criticism cited in the MLA style. For general guidelines and numerous examples, please use the "MLA Style Guides Online" listed on this page.

Example 1 - Literary Criticism - Book Chapter

Watson, Robert N. "Tragedies of Revenge and Ambition." The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Tragedy, Edited by Claire McEachern, 2nd ed., Cambridge UP, 2013, pp. 160-81.

Example 2 - Literary Criticism - Academic Journal Article

Knowles, Katherine. “Appetite and Ambition: The Influence of Hunger in Macbeth.” Early English Studies, vol. 2, 2009, pp.1-20. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mlf&AN=2011581995&site=ehost-live. Accessed 30 Aug. 2019.