Mla Book Citation Two Authors

For three or more authors list the first name followed by et al.

Mla book citation two authors. The allyn and bacon guide to peer tutoring. Watson john and john watson. How to cite multiple authors in mla.

An in text citation is used to tell the reader that a quote paraphrase or idea originated from a source. Subsequent author names appear in normal order first name last name format. In text and parenthetical citation basics the in text citation is the reference that the writer includes within the text of the paper.

To format an in text citation of a source with two authors include the authors last names separated by the word and and the page number or page range in parentheses. Book with two authors or editors p. Or text of quotation kennedy and smith 45.

The church and human sexuality. Then add the author s first name. 202 the general format below refers to a book with two authors.

King and straub 93 101 if the authors names are already stated in the sentence give only the page number or page range in parenthesis at the end of the sentence or at the next natural pause. Stephen king and peter straub shared the same opinion 93 101. If you are dealing with two editors or compilers instead of two authors insert the names of the editors in place of the the authors names followed by editors without the quotation marks see ex ample.

If there are three or more authors name only the first author followed by et al. Watson john et al title of the chapter. When a work has two authors include them in the order they appear on the work and invert the first author s name but write out the second author s name normally.