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Working on a short paper?
Short papers commonly require a major source, then
another book, such as a reference book, a handbook or dictionary,
and an additional article or two on the subject.
Sometimes the major source is the play, short story or other work that you
are discussing in the paper. Sometimes it is a chapter in the textbook.
Your professor may have other requirements. Check your syllabus and
assignment sheet. Ask at the Reference Desk for help.
A sample bibliography for a short literary criticism paper might look like
this:
Adelman, Janet. Iago's Alter Ego: Race as Projection in Othello.
Shakespeare Quarterly v. 48 (Summer '97) : 125-44
Doloff, Steven. Shakespeare's Othello. The Explicator v. 56 (Fall
'97) : 12-14
Kay, Dennis. William Shakespeare : His Life and Times. Twayne's
English authors series ; New York : Twayne Publishers, 1995.
Shakespeare, William. Othello.The tragedy of Othello, the Moor of
Venice. Lawrence Mason, ed. New Haven, [Conn.] : Yale University
Press, 1918.
(Note: each of these items can be found in our library!)
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