Citing MHS Literary Reference Books: MLA 7th ed. Style
Contemporary Authors (CA)
Contemporary Authors: New Revision (CANR)
Make sure to note which series you are using! (Permanent, First Revision, New Revision)
“Morgan, Edward P. 1910-.” Contemporary Authors: Permanent Series. Ed. Clare D. Kinsman. Vol. 1.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1975. 461. Print.
“Fitz Gerald, Gregory 1923-.” Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series. Ed. Ann Evory. Vol. 1.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1981. 193. Print.
“Grim, Patrick 1950-.” Contemporary Authors. Ed. Hal May. Vol. 115. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co.,
1985. 185. Print.
Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB)
Nance, Donna. “Creative Age Press.” Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Literary Publishing
Houses, 1900-1980, Trade and Paperback. Ed. Peter Dzwonkoski. Vol. 46. Detroit, MI: Gale Research
Co., 1986. 99-100. Print.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Document Series (DLBDS)
Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook (DLBY)
“Willa Cather.” Dictionary of Literary Biography: Documentary Series, an Illustrated Chronicle. Ed.
Margaret A. Van Antwerp. Vol. 1. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1982. 57-104. Print.
Krause, David. “William Faulkner.” Dictionary of Literary Biography: Yearbook, 1986. Ed. J. M. Brook.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1987. 252-268. Print.
Something About the Author (SATA)
“Warren, Robert Penn 1905 -.” Something About the Author. Ed. Anne Commire. Vol. 46. Detroit, MI:
Gale Research Co., 1987. 208-218. Print.
Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC)
To cite information provided by the editors:
“Tom Robbins.” Contemporary Literary Criticism. Eds. Jean C. Stine and Daniel G. Marowski. Vol. 32.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1985. 365-374. Print.
To cite a previously published piece appearing in the article, cite the original article first, and then
cite the reference book:
Cloonan, William. “Tom Robbins’s Culture: The Brain Takes Its Lumps.” New Boston Review. 3 (Dec.
1977): 5-6. Rpt. in “Tom Robbins.” Contemporary Literary Criticism. Eds. Jean C. Stine and Daniel G.
Marowski. Vol. 32. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1985. 365-367. Print.
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (NCLC)
To cite information provided by the editors:
“Frederick Douglass 1817?-1895.” Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Eds. Laurie Lanzen Harris
and Sheila Fitzgerald. Vol. 7. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1984. 118-148. Print.
To cite a previously published piece appearing in the article, cite the original article first, and then
cite the reference book:
Stone, Albert E. “Identity and Art in Frederick Douglass’s ‘Narrative’.” CLA Journal. 17 (2 Dec. 1973):
192-213. Rpt. in “Frederick Douglass 1817?-1895.” Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Eds. Laurie
Lanzen Harris and Sheila Fitzgerald. Vol. 7. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1984. 134-137. Print.
Shakespearean Criticism (SC)
To cite information provided by the editors:
“Antony and Cleopatra .” Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Michael Magoulias. Vol. 27. New York: Gale,
1999. 81-153. Print.
To cite a previously published piece appearing in the article, cite the original article first, and then
cite the reference book:
Mack, Maynard . “Antony and Cleopatra: The Stillness and the Dance.” Shakespeare’s Art: Seven Essays.
Ed. Milton Crane. (1973): 79-113. Rpt. in “Antony and Cleopatra .” Shakespearean Criticism. Ed.
Michael Magoulias. Vol. 27. New York: Gale, 1999. 90-105. Print.
Short Story Criticism (SSC)
To cite information provided by the editors:
“'Babylon Revisited' F. Scott Fitzgerald .” Short Story Criticism. Ed. Anna Sheets Nesbittl. Vol. 31.
Detroit, MI: Gale, 1999. 1-38. Print.
To cite a previously published piece appearing in the article, cite the original article first, and then
cite the reference book:
Baker, Carlos . “When the Story Ends: 'Babylon Revisited' .” The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Ed.
Jackson R. Bryer. (1982): 269-277. Rpt. in "'Babylon Revisited' F. Scott Fitzgerald .” Short Story
Criticism. Ed. Anna Sheets Nesbittl. Vol. 31. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1999. 29-32. Print.
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (TCLC)
To cite information provided by the editors:
“Katherine Mansfield (Murry).” Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon K. Hall. Vol. 8.
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1982. 274-293. Print.
To cite a previously published piece appearing in the article, cite the original article first, and then
cite the reference book:
Zorn, Marilyn. “Visionary Flowers: Another Study of Katherine Mansfield’s ‘Bliss’.” Studies in Short
Fiction. 17.2 (Spring 1980): 141-147. Rpt. in “Katherine Mansfield (Murry).” Twentieth-Century Literary
Criticism. Ed. Sharon K. Hall. Vol. 8. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1982. 288-289. Print.
American Writers
Clark, Keith. “August Wilson.” American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. Ed. Jay Parini.
Supp. VIII. New York, NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2001. 329-353. Print.
Magill’s Survey of American Literature
Larson, Eugene. “Tom Clancy.” Magill’s Survey of American Literature. Ed. Steven G. Kellman. Rev. ed.
Vol. 2. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2007. 474-481. Print.
Great World Writers: Twentieth Century
Fenty, Martha Lamkin. “Jamaica Kincaid.” Great World Writers: Twentieth Century. Ed. Patrick M.
O’Neil. Vol. 6. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2004. 747-762. Print.
ALSO, be sure to check in the following reference books (use the index):
American Writers - green cover (earlier edition) & red/white/blue cover (more authors)
American Authors: 1600-1900
American Ethnic Writers
American Literature American National Biography
American Writers to 1900 -and- American Writers Since 1900
Dictionary of American Biography
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Great American Writers: Twentieth Century
Great World Writers: Twentieth Century
Great Writers of the English Language
Magill’s Survey of American Literature (new and old sets)
Modern American Women Writers
Reader’s Encyclopedia of American Literature03172490
Six Classic American Writers
Twentieth Century Authors - also - Twentieth Century Authors, First Supplement
Women Who Write
Women’s Writing
Writers for Young Adults
Fifty Western Writers
Native American Literatures
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, The
Science Fiction Encyclopedia, The
Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Writers
Supernatural Fiction Writers
Who’s Who in Science Fiction
Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia, The
Asian American Encyclopedia
African American Writers
Norton Anthology of African American Literature, The
Reference Library of Black America
Dictionary of Hispanic Biography
Hispanic American Almanac, The
Latinas! Women of Achievement
Latino Encyclopedia, The
Reference Library of Hispanic America
Spanish American Authors: The Twentieth Century