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A Literature Research Guide: Write

MLA style

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2021
Copies available in the circulating library collection, on Reserve, and at the Research Help desk

Online guides for MLA:

CMU Citation Guide MLA - Examples of citations for the most common source types (in both Works Cited and in-text formats)
Purdue Online Writing Lab Guide - Detailed overview of all aspects of writing and citing in MLA style
Concordia University MLA Guide - Straightforward examples of how to cite different types of sources

Writing About Literature - Books

Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide
Call Number: PE1417 .A89 1999
Culture: A Reader for Writers by John Mauk
Call Number: PE1417 .M45655 2014
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student
Call Number: PN175 .C57 1999
Office Of Assertion: An Art Of Rhetoric For Academic Essay
Call Number: P301.5.A27 C75 2005

Online Reference for Writers

Oxford Paperback Thesaurus
Helpful for finding the right word.
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Over 20,000 quotations on all topics, searchable by keyword.
The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
Helpful for questions about grammar, punctuation or common usage.