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MLA 9 Handbook - Work Cited

  Work Cited with Example  Work Cited with Examples 1 Author “The author’s name or a book with a single author's name appears in last name, first name format” William Blake   Blake, William. 2 Author “Order the authors in the same way they are presented in the book. Start by listing the first name that appears on the book in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in normal order” Austen, Jane and George Orwell.   Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. 3 Authors and More “the first author followed by the phrase        et al. in place of the subsequent authors' names” (et al – and all) Harold, Jane, et al.   Charon, Rita, et al. Names not reversed       1.      Languages that order surname first - Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ...

Post Colonial Theory applied in the novel "Nampally Road"

The cultural, political, and financial implications of colonialism and imperialism are examined by postcolonial theory. It focuses on the methods used to subjugate and exploit colonized people and their territory. This theory helps to balance the unequal power dynamics between colonizers and colonized by giving marginalized people a platform to express themselves and start their own cultural conversations concerning philosophy, language, society, and economy. Meena Alexander was a writer, researcher, and poet of Indian descent. She was raised in Sudan and India after being born in Allahabad, India. Her life, filled with so many ups and downs, caused her to struggle with her identity. Social politics, feminism, psychological complexity, and cultural richness are all explored in Alexander's work. Nampally Road (1991), her debut book, is a brief, semi-autobiographical tale that takes place in Hyderabad, India. It addresses issues of displacement and the protagonist's search for he...