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Which two of the following conform to the documentation style prescribed by the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook?A. Puig, Manuel. Kiss of the Spider
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Which two of the following conform to the documentation style prescribed by the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook?

A. Puig, Manuel. Kiss of the Spider Woman, translated by Thomas Colchie, Vintage Books, 1991.
B. Kincaid, Jamaica. “In History.” Callaloo, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring 2001, pp. 620–26.
C. Nunberg, Geoffrey, editor. The Future of the Book. U of California P, 1996.
D. Wellek, Rene. A History of Modern Criticism, 1750–1950. Yale UP, 1986.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A.

A and B only

B.

A and C only

C.

B and C only

D.

B and D only

Correct option is C

Explanation:
Options B and C follow the MLA Handbook’s eighth edition guidelines:
(Jamaica Kincaid):
Includes a correct citation for a journal article with title formatting (italicized journal name), volume, issue number, date, and page numbers.
(Geoffrey Nunberg):
Properly formatted for an edited book with the title italicized and the publisher’s name abbreviated as per MLA conventions.

Information Booster:
MLA Eighth Edition Guidelines:
Titles of books and journals must be italicized.
For edited books, include “editor” after the name.
Abbreviate publishers like “University of California Press” as “U of California P.”

Additional Knowledge:

(Manuel Puig): Partially correct but missing the necessary italics for Kiss of the Spider Woman.

(Rene Wellek): Incorrect due to missing italics for the book title and incorrect abbreviation for the publisher “Yale University Press.”

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