Comments on: Author Names in MLA | Citing One or Multiple Authors https://www.scribbr.com/mla/authors/ The checkpoint for your thesis Sun, 14 Aug 2022 19:53:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.2 By: Jack Caulfield https://www.scribbr.com/mla/authors/#comment-380695 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:01:40 +0000 https://www.scribbr.nl/?p=70654#comment-380695 In reply to Maggie.

Hi Maggie,

Yes, MLA does recommend just using the page number when you’re referring to the same source repeatedly within a paragraph. However, they stress that you should only do this when it doesn’t create any ambiguity. For example, if you cite only Hemingway in a paragraph, include his name the first time and only the page number for all subsequent citations. But if for example you cite Hemingway three times, then Smith one time, then Hemingway again, the Smith citation and the first Hemingway citation after it should include the author name so there’s no risk of confusion. Also reintroduce the author when you cite them for the first time in a new paragraph.

]]> By: Maggie https://www.scribbr.com/mla/authors/#comment-380065 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 03:08:55 +0000 https://www.scribbr.nl/?p=70654#comment-380065 If I have cited the same author’s work (in combination with other sources) numerous times throughout a single paragraph, do I continue citing it as (Last name 1)? Or can I eventually stop citing their last name within the particular paragraph if it is obvious I am quoting from their book?
For context, I’m citing Hemingway. Because I list many different quotes throughout my paragraphs from the same book/source, do I still cite it as (Hemingway 42) or just (42) and then cite other authors when I’m pulling from different sources?

]]> By: Jack Caulfield https://www.scribbr.com/mla/authors/#comment-331771 Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:54:24 +0000 https://www.scribbr.nl/?p=70654#comment-331771 In reply to Joseph Housey III.

Hi Joseph,

In cases of double-barreled surnames like that, the two names should both be treated as part of the surname, whether or not they’re hyphenated, as long as you’re sure that both are surnames. So in your case it would be “Hunter Bailey, Jane.”

]]> By: Joseph Housey III https://www.scribbr.com/mla/authors/#comment-329492 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 03:48:14 +0000 https://www.scribbr.nl/?p=70654#comment-329492 What if you have an author with two last names, but isn’t Spanish and isn’t hyphenated? Example, Jane Hunter married Elaine Bailey. She goes by Jane Hunter Bailey. Should it be cited Bailey, Jane Hunter?

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