Correct Citation Style (MLA)

[b_r_um]

<p>I am pretty clueless how to correctly list this one book in the “works cited” page in correct MLA style due to the abundance of information given:</p>

<p>Title: The Trial
Author: Kafka, Franz
Original Title: Der Prozess
Translated (from German) by: Willa and Edwin Muir, later revised by E.M. Butler, Introduction added by George Steiner (1992)
First published: 1925 (Publisher: Die Schmiede)
First edition by Schocken Books, New York: 1968
Current edition: 1995 by Schocken Books</p>

<p>Can anyone help me out?</p>

[HisGraceFillsMe]

<p>Kafka, Franz. The Trial.** Schocken Books, New York: 1968.</p>

<p>I may have switched the publisher and the city, but that’s how to cite a book. I don’t think the translated information is included in MLA format.</p>

<p>Check out citationmachine.net . It has saved me a lot of heartache when it comes to citations.</p>

[glucose101]

<p>easybib.com</p>

[b_r_um]

<p>Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be as easy as that.
According to Purdue university, the information of who translated it should be included as well as any person other than the author who has made changes (like George Steiner who has added an introduction) and several publications:
[MLA</a> Formatting and Style Guide - The OWL at Purdue](<a href=“Purdue OWL® - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University”>Purdue OWL® - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University)</p>

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A Translated Book</p>

<p>Cite as you would any other book, and add “Trans.” followed by the translator’s/translators’ name(s):</p>

<p>Foucault, Michel. Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason. Trans. Richard Howard. New York: Vintage-Random House, 1988.

Republished Book</p>

<p>Books may be republished due to popularity without becoming a new edition, which is usually a revision of the original. For these books, insert the original publication date before the publication information.</p>

<p>Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble. 1990. New York: Routledge, 1999.

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An Edition of a Book</p>

<p>There are two types of editions in book publishing: a book that has been published more than once in different editions and a book that is prepared by someone other than the author (typically an editor).</p>

<p>A Subsequent Edition</p>

<p>Cite the book as you normally would, but add the number of the edition after the title.</p>

<p>Crowley, Sharon and Debra Hawhee. Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students. 3rd ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2004.</p>

<p>A Work Prepared by an Editor</p>

<p>Cite the book as you normally would, but add the editor after the title.</p>

<p>Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Ed. Margaret Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1998.

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[arbiter213]

<p>I love the new Microsoft Office for having the easybib function built in.</p>

[BP-TheGuy88]

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<p>whether it’s mla or apa this will do the work for you. just put in the information. and if there’s additional information there is space for it in this site as well. you just put it in and like i said it does the work for you.</p>

[apumic]

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[penhuolong_huo]

<p>Sonofacitationmachine.com</p>

<p>Seriously, I never bothered to learn how to cite mla. Mla is stupid, and it makes no sense for web sources. Hth do I know who wrote that web page, or what the title is, or on which page it’s on?! Page down 3 times at different font sizes doesn’t mean I’m on page 3 on anyone’s computer! Wikipedia or APA citations make more sense. </p>

<p>I really hate it when profs waste time teaching you how to cite in an arbitary style like MLA instead of teaching you how to improve your rhetoric and writing abilities.</p>

[lianri]

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[b_r_um]

<p>Thanks everyone!</p>

<p>I still don’t know how to do it correctly but at least I know that no one else knows either :)</p>

[apumic]

<p>Here’s the MLA:</p>

<p>Kafka, Franz. The Trial. New York: Schocken, 1995.</p>

<p>…Translater is not necessary, but you can look in the MLA manual of style if you’d like to put it in</p>

[xchangetak]

<p>How the heck are you supposed to do the parenthetical quotations. Do you put them before or after the quotes? I forgot again.</p>

[HisGraceFillsMe]

<p>“Quote here” (citation here)./?/!/whatever punctuation you need</p>

[andy2001]

<p>This page can give you information on how to cite your works in multiple styles, including MLA: [How</a> to Cite - Mahalo](<a href=“http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite]How”>http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite). Hope this helps. I know that citations are often the most aggravating part about writing papers.</p>

[Student615]

<p>If you happen to lose these links, any google search will turn up the necessary info. Just search for “mla + format” or “parenthetical + citation” or “mla + translator” or whatever it is you need and you shouldn’t have too much trouble.</p>

[anon43256521]

<p>It’s pretty important to know MLA format, you’ll have a professor who’s picky about it eventually and it’s good to be educated on proper formatting in general. </p>

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[peterper2]

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[tnguyen08]

<p>Title: The Trial
Author: Kafka, Franz
Original Title: Der Prozess
Translated (from German) by: Willa and Edwin Muir, later revised by E.M. Butler, Introduction added by George Steiner (1992)
First published: 1925 (Publisher: Die Schmiede)
First edition by Schocken Books, New York: 1968
Current edition: 1995 by Schocken Books</p>

<p>Kafka, Franz. Introduction. The Trial. By George Steiner. Trans. Willa and Edwin Muir. 2nd ed. New York: Schocken Books, 1995.</p>

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<p>I used A Pocket Style Manual by Diana Hacker…Not completely sure about this, but I don’t think you need to put what the original name was nor do you need to put where the original book was published. You’re citing the new book so you need the title of that book -not what it is called in Germany (I gather). </p>

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<p>If all else fails, ask an English teacher :). Hope that helps and GL.</p>

[OKgirl]

<p>Here’s what I got:</p>

<p>Kafka, Franz. The Trial. 1925. Trans. Willa Muir and Edwin Muir. EDITION # ed. PUBLICATION CITY: Schocken, 1995. </p>

<p>but of course you will have to do the hanging indent and fill in the caps with the correct info. I don’t really know what to do about the original name/publisher/revision by butler/added intro.</p>

[brillar]

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<p>I got:
Kafka, Franz. The Trial. 1925. Trans. Willa Muir and Edwin Muir. 2nd ed. New York: Schocken Books, 1995.</p>

<p>I’m pretty sure that the words publication city and edition # aren’t in the citation. I thiiiink that’s all the info you need up there- the introduction shouldn’t matter.</p>