Write the in-text citation. After the final word of the quotation from the contemporary literary criticism, place a quotation mark. If paraphrased, no quotation mark is necessary. Insert an opening parenthesis. Type the author's last name (if not provided within the sentence.) Hit the "Space" key, then type the page number(s). Insert the closing parenthesis, followed by a period.
Create a work referenced citation for the contemporary literary criticism. For a book, type the author's last name, followed by the first, then a period. In italics, type the title of the work, and then another period. Insert the city of the book's publication, followed by a colon. Type the publisher's name, followed by a comma and the year the work was published. End with the medium of publication: "Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication."
Format the citation for a journal article if that is the medium of publication. Follow the formatting for "Article in a Scholarly Journal," as this is most likely where a contemporary piece of literary criticism is found. Type the author's last name, followed by the first. Insert a period. Open a set of quotation marks, placing the title of the article between. Add a period and then close the quotation marks. In italics, write out the journal's full title, followed by the volume, a period, then the issue number. Hit the "Space" key and open a set of parenthesis. Type the year of publication. Close the parenthesis and insert a colon, followed by the page numbers and a period. Type the medium of publication: "Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication."
Create a proper citation for a chapter in a book. Oftentimes, contemporary literary criticism is published in a book or anthology with multiple different authors. Type the author's last name, followed by the first. Insert a period. Open a set of quotation marks, placing the title of the chapter between. Add a period and then close the quotation marks. In italics, write out the book's full title, followed by a period. Type "Ed." and the editor's name, then a period. Type the city of publication, a colon, the publisher, a comma, then the year of publication, followed by a period. Type the page range and a period. Insert the method of publication, then a final period: "Lastname, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of Publication."