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MLA Citation Style 7th Edition: B. Two or Three Authors

Book with Two or Three Authors (154)

The general format and example below refer to a book with two authors. 
 
If you are dealing with two editors instead of two authors,  insert the names of the editors into the place where the authors' names are now, followed by a comma and the word "eds." without the quotation marks.  The rest of the format remains the same.
 
General Format 
 
      Parenthetical Citation: 
      (Author Surname and Author Surname page number) - Always cite both names
 
      Works Cited:
      Author Surname, First Name, and Author First Name Surname. Book Title: Subtitle.
            Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium.
  
Example 
 
      Parenthetical Citation:
      (McCloskey and Stack 46)
 
      Works Cited:
      McCloskey, Mary Lou, and Lydia Stack. Voices in Literature. Boston: Heinle, 1996.
            Print.