How do you cite the divine comedy in mla?

Dante, Alighieri, and John Ciardi. The Divine Comedy. New York: W.W. Norton, 1970. Print.

How to cite “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri

1. APA. Alighieri, D. (2009). The Divine Comedy (H. F. Cary, Trans.). Wordsworth Editions.
2. Chicago. Alighieri, Dante. 2009. The Divine Comedy. Translated by H. F. Cary. …
3. MLA. Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy. Translated by H. F. Cary, Wordsworth Editions, 2009.

MLA (7th ed.)

Dante, Alighieri, and Mark Musa. Dante’s Inferno. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1971. Print.

Dante: Cite work, canto, and line number(s). Francesca’s reference to Paolo as “this one” indicates her disdain for him (Inferno, V:101). De Las Casas: Cite work and page number, e.g. (Destruction, 54).

1. APA (7th ed.) Citation. Dante Alighieri & Ciardi, J. (2001). The inferno. Signet Classic.
2. Chicago Style (17th ed.) Citation. Dante Alighieri and John Ciardi. The Inferno. New York: Signet Classic, 2001.
3. MLA (8th ed.) Citation. Dante Alighieri and John Ciardi. The Inferno. Signet Classic, 2001.

Author Last Name, First Initial., Year. Title of book. Translated by Translator First Initial Last Name. Place of publication: Publisher.

When Quoting From a Book-length Poem: If a poem is long enough to be divided into books or cantos, Type the title of the poem (italicized), the book or canto number, a period followed by no space, and the line or line numbers. The citation that foll- ows refers to book 7, lines 24—28 of Homer’s Odyssey.

Formatting the Header in MLA

Begin one inch from the top of the first page and flush with the left margin. Type your name, your instructor’s name, the course name and number, and the date on separate lines, using double spaces between each. Double space once more and center the title.

When you quote directly from a source, Enclose the quoted section in quotation marks. Add an in-text citation at the end of the quote with the author name and page number, like this: “Here’s a direct quote” (Smith 8). “Here’s a direct quote” (“Trouble” 22).

Use a shortened version of the title in your in-text citation. The shortened title must match the first words of your Works Cited entry. “Title of Article.” Website Name, Day Month Year, URL.

Author last name, First name. “Story Title.” Book Title, edited by Editor first name Last name, Publisher, Year, pp. Page range. Smith, Ali.

1. Author(s). …
2. Title of the Book, Note: Use italics for the title of a longer work like a book and use headline-style capitalization.
3. Editors Note: If there is one editor, use the format edited by Last Name, First Name. …
4. Publisher,
5. Publication date.
6. Database, Note: Use italics for names of databases.
7. URL or permalink.

After the title, List the translator’s name if you started your citation with the original author’s name. If you listed the translator’s name first, provide the name of the original author. Place a comma after the name. Conclude with publication information.

In the list of Works Cited, Start with the poet’s name and the poem’s title in quotation marks. The rest of the citation depends on where the poem was published. If you read the poem in a book or anthology, follow the format of an MLA book chapter citation.

If a poem is long enough to be divided into books or cantos, Type the title of the poem (italicized), the book or canto number, a period followed by no space, and the line or line numbers. The citation that foll- ows refers to book 7, lines 24—28 of Homer’s Odyssey.