# Question on MLA format

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-mla-format/383541>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 10, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-mla-format/383541 "2006-12-10T05:31:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-mla-format/383541/1 "2006-12-10T05:31:50Z")

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In MLA format, what is the proper way to do in-text citations for two different translations of the same work?

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**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-mla-format/383541/2 "2006-12-10T07:29:37Z")

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I am going to make an educated WAG and assume that the different translations are by different authors. According to my Simon and Schuster handbook, you would cite two sources in one reference, then list both sources at the end. It gives the example of…

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> “Passage” (West 17; Arturi 477; Gibbs 68).

So that seems to be the easiest solution.

Brendon