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 with a capital letter, and every important word of the title so described is usually capitalized, as:

In long or complex titles the nouns always may be capitalized; important verbs, participles, and adjectives usually; articles, prepositions, and conjunctions rarely or never. This rule is usually applied not only to the titles of books and plays, but of every form of literary or artistic work, large or small, even to the title of a short newspaper article.

When the name of a newspaper or periodical is cited in the text, the definite article the should not have a capital, but in the exact citation of a book title this beginning the should be capitalized.

Capitals are preferred for the composition of all titles and dedications, the headings of parts and chapters, and the headings of many important