Works Cited items are listed alphabetically at the end of the research paper and should be double-spaced and use a hanging indent. Parenthetical references are items referred to in the body of the paper.
*If you are citing an entire work that has no pagination or other type of reference markers, it is preferable to include a reference to the work in the text rather than in a parenthetical reference.
Works Cited:
"Popularity of Fur on Rise Again." Narr. Virginia Cha. Sunday Today. NBC. WNBC, New Work. 9 Feb, 2003. Television.
Parenthetical:*
("Popularity of Fur")
If your reference is primarily to the work of a particular individual, cite that person's name before the title.
Works Cited:
Wadey, Maggie, adapt. "The Buccaneers." By Edith Wharton. Perf. Mira Sorvino, Alison Elliott, and Carla Gugino. 3 episodes. Masterpiece Theatre. Introd. Russell Baker. PBS. WGBH, Boston, 27 Apr.-11 May 1997. Television
Parenthetical:*
(Wadey)
Works Cited:
Copland, Aaron. Long Time Ago: American Songs. Perf. Saint Paul Chamber Orch. Cond. Hugh Wolff. Teldec, 1994. CD.
Parenthetical:*
(Copland)
If you are citing a specific song, place its title in quotation marks.
Works Cited:
Bartoli, Cecilia. "Quel chiaro rio." By Christoph W. Gluck. Dreams and Fables. London, 2001. CD.
Parenthetical:*
(Bartoli)
Works Cited:
Don Giovanni. By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Perf. James Morris, Bryn Terfel, and Carol Vaness. Lyric Opera of chicago. Cond. Yakov Kreizberg. Nuveen-Lyric Opera of Chicago Radio Network. WFMT, Chicago, 8 June 1996. Radio.
Parenthetical:*
(Don Giovanni)
If your reference is primarily to the work of a particular individual, cite that person's name before the title.
Works Cited:
Welles, Orson, dir. "The War of the Worlds." By H. G. Wells. Adapt. Howard Koch. Mercury Theatre on the Air. CBS Radio. WCBS, New York, 30 Oct. 1938. Radio.
Parenthetical:*
(Welles)
Works Cited (Film):
It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, 1946. Film.
Parenthetical:*
(It's a Wonderful Life)
Works Cited (Video Recording):
It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. 1946. Republic, 2001. DVD.
Parenthetical:*
(It's a Wonderful Life)
Works Cited:
Heartbreak House, By George Bernard Shaw. Dir. Robin Lefevre. Perf. Philip Airlines Theatre, New York. 1 Oct. 2006. Performance
Parenthetical:*
(Heartbreak House)
If you are citing the contribution of a particular individual or group, begin with the appropriate name.
Works Cited:
Culkin, Kieran, perf. Suburbia. By Eric Bogosian. Second Stage Theatre, New York. 16 Sept. 2006. Performance
Parenthetical:*
(Culkin)
Please consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition, for a complete guide to citing your resources and for additional commentary on particular rules, rules of thumb, and formatting.
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