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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

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MLA Handbook (9th ed.) by The Modern Language Association
Call Number: LB2369 .M52 2021
ISBN: 9781603295628
Publication Date: 2021
MLA Handbook (8th ed.) by The Modern Language Association
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Publication Date: 2016

Quick Guides to MLA

As a general rule, use MLA style for scholarship in literature, arts, and the humanities.

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