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Citing translations
MLA, 8th ed.
Note that in the 8th ed., terms like 'translator' ('editor', 'illustrator', etc.) are no longer abbreviated, and that the place of publication and the type of source at the end of a citation (e.g. 'Print') are no longer required. Authors' names from languages that do not use the Latin alphabet should be romanized.
Gorky, Maksim. Childhood. Translated by Graham Hettlinger, Ivan R. Dee, 2010.
MLA (8th ed.), p. 23: "When you discuss a source that was translated from another language and your focus is on the translation, treat the translator as the author." E.g.:
Seidensticker, Edward G., translator. The Tale of Genji. By Murasaki Shikibu. Knopf, 1976.
Sullivan, Alan, and Timothy Murphy, translators. Beowulf. Edited by Sarah Anderson, Pearson, 2004.
Writing guides
- Writing for University -- SFU's Student Learning Commons' web-based resources for academic writing
- Comparing and Contrasting -- Writing Centre, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Write a literature review - University of Guelph
Recommended books
- Writing about literature by Judith Woolf: essay and translation skills for university students of English and foreign literature
- Writing at university: a guide for students
- Writing analytically by David Rosenwasser and Jill Stephen [print]
- Academic writing: an introduction by Janet Giltrow, Richard Gooding, Marlene Sawatsky and Daniel Burgoyne [print]
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Citation management tools
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