Mla Book By Editor

In text citations should always begin with the beginning piece of information on the works cited page.

Mla book by editor. Edited book title edited by editor s name publisher year page range. Watson john and john watson. List first editor with the last name first followed by a comma and editor.

Other contributors such as translators or editors the book s title editions of the book the publication date the publisher and the pagination. Revised on november 20 2020. Book with author s and editors s citing a portion written by the editor s coetzee vi viii coetzee j.

Anthology with editor s wiegan 137 wiegan william. If relevant also include the names of any editors or translators the edition and the volume. Published on june 28 2019 by shona mccombes.

To cite an edited book in a reference entry in mla style 8th edition include the following elements. Books author and editor when an editor has prepared an author s work for publication list the book under the author s name if you cite the author s work. If you are citing a portion of the book written by the editor begin with the editor.

Give the author s name after the title preceded by the word by. If you are citing a portion of the book written by the editor begin with the editor. The confusions of young torless by robert musil translated by shaun whiteside penguin classics 2001 pp.

Book with editor s and author s johnson vi viii johnson claudia ed. Then in your listing include the name s of the editor or editors after the title introduced by ed. If an entire edited book with authored chapters is cited the editor is listed as the author with the abbreviation ed after his name or eds if there are more than one editor.