Mla 8th Edition Book Citation Example

This resource updated to reflect the mla handbook 8 th ed offers examples for the general format of mla research papers in text citations endnotes footnotes and the works cited page.

Mla 8th edition book citation example. The bible and its rewritings. Education employment and family outcomes in the united states www govinfo gov 1994 www govinfo gov content pkg gaoreports pemd 94 15 html gaoreports pemd 94 15 htm. Works cited list example.

A guide to using the mla referencing system for in text citations and reference lists. Formatting 1st page title in mla 8th edition citation 1. This updated version reflects the ways in which digital publication has.

These examples are based on the mla 8th edition. Books multiple authors books with editors translators etc. Check out the how to build a citation section for more information on how to find and format individual elements of the citation if an element is not present e g.

In the above citation example the book the body of the queen. Translated by anita weston oxford up 1999. The title of the chapter that he wrote is found in quotation marks elizabeth through the looking glass.

Author s last name page number. If you must cite information from an indirect source mention the author of the original source in the body of your text and place the name of the author of the source you actually consulted in your in text citation. Begin your in text citation with qtd.

If you want to emphasize the work rather than the translator cite as you would any other book. This resource updated to reflect the mla handbook 8 th ed offers examples for the general format of mla research papers in text citations endnotes footnotes and the works cited page. In april 2016 mla replaced its seventh edition resources with a new eighth edition.