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End citations go on the Works Cited page like this (be careful about the placement of punctuation marks and also the hanging indent of 0.5” on the second line!):

[Books]

Tratner, Michael. Modernism and Mass Politics. Stanford: Stanford UP, 1995. Print.

Au. last name, First name. “Title of Article/chapter.” Name of Book. City of publication: Name of press, Year of publication. Venue (Print/Web).

[Articles]

Woolf, Virginia. “A Simple Melody.” The American Poetry Review 14.6 (1985): 21-22. Print.

Au. last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Name of Journal. Volume number.Issue number (Year of pub.): page range. Venue (Print/Web).

Tip: For articles you find via JStor or another database, you don’t have to provide the URL unless asked. If the essay appeared in a paper journal–even if you accessed it online–you should write “Print” as the venue in which it appeared.

 

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