: Citing multiple quotes from a single novel I'm writing an analytical essay (for school) about a novel. I need to cite some quotes (for support), that comes from that novel. I know that the

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There are different guidelines and in the first instance ask your tutor.

However if there is no firm guideline on this (which I find hard to believe) there is an option to first list (author, year, page) and thereafter write: (Op. Cit. p.x)

Op. Cit. Is short for "Opus Citatum" trans. "The work has already been cited.", an academic way of saying "see above".

However, as I say, your tutor should be able to help you to the preferred answer.

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MLA says that you only need the author's name if the author isn't clear from the context. So you can refer to the author in the sentence, and say:

Sherwood says to "quote like this". (72)

If you're only using one source, the context makes it pretty clear which work you're referring to, so I'd use page number only throughout the essay.

But, as always, you probably want to double check with the person who'll be marking your work, in case they have idiosyncratic preferences.

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Don't take the author's name to refer to the author himself. You're using the author's name to identify the work in question (hence why you'll often find “Quote goes here.” (Author Year) when using multiple books by the same author).

So, yes, the same rules should apply, even if the narrator is fictional. Quoting other people quoted in a book (real or fictional) may be another issue, however.

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