In the bibliography, put the ancient author's name first, as above. Remember, in your text you should use the simple form 'Thucydides 4. 4' whenever possible. For the correct format when using a sourcebook, see above, under 'When one author cites another (ancient or modern)'.
MLA (7th ed.)Ovid, , and Charles Martin. Metamorphoses. New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 2004.
If you cite poetry, then you would cite the name of work (Iliad, Odyssey in the case of Homer/Works and Days and Theogony in the case of Hesiod) and the line numbers. When you go to this link you will see a menu on the left side of the screen.
Citation Data
- MLA. Hesiod. Theogony ; And, Works and Days. Ann Arbor :University of Michigan Press, 2006.
- APA. Hesiod. ( 2006). Theogony ; and, Works and days. Ann Arbor :University of Michigan Press,
- Chicago. Hesiod. Theogony ; And, Works and Days. Ann Arbor :University of Michigan Press, 2006.
How do I cite the digital Library? A complete bibliographical reference is provided at the bottom of each Table of Contents, which can be accessed by clicking the LCL number located above each right-hand (recto, English) page.
Citation Data
- MLA. Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives : Translated from the Original Greek, with Notes, Critical and Historical, and a Life of Plutarch.
- APA. Plutarch. ( 1859).
- Chicago. Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives : Translated from the Original Greek, with Notes, Critical and Historical, and a Life of Plutarch.
from the line numbers. E.g., Book 1, lines 1-8 of the Iliad would be cited as: (1.1-8). When citing plays, use Arabic numerals inside parentheses and use periods to separate act, scene, and line numbers; e.g., Act 2, scene 2, lines 56-89 would be cited as: (2.2. 56-89).
Citation Data
- MLA. Herodotus. Herodotus : The Histories. London, Eng. ; New York :Penguin Books, 1996.
- APA. Herodotus. ( 1996). Herodotus : the histories. London, Eng. ; New York :Penguin Books,
- Chicago. Herodotus. Herodotus : The Histories. London, Eng. ; New York :Penguin Books, 1996.
To cite one of Plato's dialogues, then, you will need to give the title, a section number, and a letter: Socrates describes those who trust writing as naïve (Phaedrus, 274c). The number here refers to the page number from the Stephanus edition.
Greek plays are divided into named subsections, such as episodes and strophes -- the name of each subsection should be included when citing a Greek play. In this case "párodos" is the choral section including the quote.
Citation Data
- MLA. West, Thomas G., 1945-. Plato's "Apology Of Socrates" : an Interpretation, with a New Translation. Ithaca, N.Y. :Cornell University Press, 1979.
- APA. West, Thomas G., 1945-. ( 1979).
- Chicago. West, Thomas G., 1945-. Plato's "Apology Of Socrates" : an Interpretation, with a New Translation.
For every in-text citation in your paper, there must be a corresponding entry in your reference list. APA in-text citation style uses the author's last name and the year of publication, for example: (Field, 2005). For direct quotations, include the page number as well, for example: (Field, 2005, p. 14).
Citation Data
- MLA. Homer. The Odyssey. London : New York :W. Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's sons, 1919.
- APA. Homer. ( 1919). The Odyssey. London : New York :W. Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's sons,
- Chicago. Homer. The Odyssey. London : New York :W. Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's sons, 1919.
In-text: (Cook, n.d.) Your Bibliography: Cook, V., n.d. Epicurus - Letter to Menoeceus. [online] Epicurus.net. Available at: <epicurus.net/en/menoeceus.html> [Accessed 6 March 2016].
Citation Data
- MLA. Plato. Plato's Phaedrus. Cambridge :University Press, 1952.
- APA. Plato. ( 1952). Plato's Phaedrus. Cambridge :University Press,
- Chicago. Plato. Plato's Phaedrus. Cambridge :University Press, 1952.
MLA (7th ed.)Plutarch, , and Bernadotte Perrin. Plutarch's Lives. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1967.
Citation Data
- MLA. Aeschylus. The Agamemnon Of Aeschylus. London :J. W. Parker, 1848.
- APA. Aeschylus. ( 1848). The Agamemnon of Aeschylus. London :J. W. Parker,
- Chicago. Aeschylus. The Agamemnon Of Aeschylus. London :J. W. Parker, 1848.
Even within genres or literary movements, books that are considered classic are those that are well-written and/or have cultural importance. A book that may not have the best writing but was the first book in a genre to do something ground-breaking is a classic.
Cite web postings as you would a standard web entry. Provide the author of the work, the title of the posting in quotation marks, the web site name in italics, the publisher, and the posting date. Follow with the date of access. Include screen names as author names when author name is not known.
When citing a passage of scripture, include the abbreviated name of the book, the chapter number, and the verse number—never a page number. Chapter and verse are separated by a colon. Example: 1 Cor. 13:4, 15:12-19.
