Guidelines for Writing a Literature Paper ‘Sokolsky) General Protocol 1) Life Dates of Authors ‘The first time you cite an author's name put the life dates ofthe author in parenthesis, Le, Tamura Toshiko (1894 1945) 2) Publication Dates of Works ‘The first time you cite a work, include publication dates. The original publication date, not the translation date, ie. Inthe short story “Life Blood” (1914) by Tamura Toshiko (1894 1945), the author depicts ne ofthe first feminist voices in modern Japanese literature. In the novel aman Writer (1915) by Tamura Toshiko (1894 ~ 1945), 3) Issue of Publication date versus translation date {In your footnote and bibliography there isa special format for citing translated ‘works of literature. You must include the original date of publication, the name of | ‘he original author, as well asthe translator, Please look atthe Chicago Manual of ie for how to do this. Bibliographic enty ‘Wu Cheng-en. donkey. 1382, Translated by Arthur Waley, New York: Grove Press, 1983 Footnote enty ‘WuCheng-en, Monkey, trans. Arthur Waley (New York: Grove Press, 1943), 5-7. 4) Dates ‘When you make reference toa historic time period, you MUST put the dates of the period in parenthesis. Meiji era (1868-1912) 5) Quotes ‘The grammar of your lead sentence must work with the grammar inside the quote, Also, for citations that are 3 lines or more, you must do block quote format, 8) Genres Get your genres straight. Know the difference between a novel, epe folktale, legend, memoir, historic text, essay, poem, ee Book IS NOT a genre. Itis a tangible object,7) Footnotes/Bibliogeaphy All papers must inelude footnotes anda bibliography. prefer the Chicago ‘Manual of Site format, ‘My Grammar Pet Peeves “No slang (kids slang) No contractions ‘Don’t mix anc match singles and plurals (one vs their/people) "One DOES NOT EQUAL THEIR/THEY ‘use WHO when referring to people NOT THAT. THAT = Objects. No tautologies No generalizaionsMLE 13 HOW TO DO CITATIONS ACCORDING TO THE CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE Footnote: ‘The purpose ofa footnote isto provide citation information for the specific quote you Ihave ust referenced. You must provide the specific page number where the quot appears inthe work. This is what distinguishes a footnote from a citation ina bibliography, Example: Footnote for a quote from a novel: “And now thete was Shibe-san, who did't have a split tongue, but did wear a fet of piereings that gave him an intimidating look” “The citation "stoi Kanehara, rakes and Earrings, ans, David James Karashima (London: Plime ress, 2006), 7, author's name is listed first name ast name ttl ofthe work is italicized translator is listed next with the wording “tans” Putin pareathess publication information forthe specific book you ate using Place of publication, publisher, and the date ofthe translation you are using 2006 inthis case is the date ofthe translation NOT the original date the work 5. Thespecife page where the quote was cite 6. Please note commas are used not periods between te information, Footnote for a quote from a short story: “They called each othr Lao Da, La0 Er, in school together” Lo Saa ike three brothers, whe they were ‘The citation: Anyi Wang, “Brothew” in Wish 1 Were a Wolf The New Voice in Chinese Women's Literature, tans Diana B. Kingsbury (Bejing: New World Press, 1994), 158 Bibliography: ‘The purpose ofthe hitiography isto cite ALL the material you have used in your paper, {even material that maybe you didnot cite directly in your paper, You DO NOT provide specif page numbers inthe bibliography. The only page numbers you include in the «ase ofa short story. Then you provide the pagination forthe ENTIRE shor story. So for example the short story “Brothers” i rom page 158-212 so you write the enine pagination of the short story inthe bibliographic entry. Inthe bibliography, lit works in ALPHABETICAL ORDER. DO NOT WRITE 1, 2,3.The first ine ofthe extry is hushed to the left margin. Subsequent lines ofthe entry are indented 5 spaces. Kanehara, Hitomi. Srakes and Barings. Teaslaed by David ames Karashime. London: hime Press, 2006, ‘Wang Anyi. "Brothes.” In Wish Were a Wolf The New Voice in Chinese Women’s Literature, 18-212. Compiled and Translated by Diana Kingsbury. Beijing: New Word Press, 1994 CITATIONS IN FOOTNOTES AND THE USE OF “IBID.” Incase you have multiple citations from a single work you need fo use “IBID.” IBID ~is shor for "biden" and means “In the sme place So let's say you have mulhiple quotes from Snates and Barings the next quot is frm the same page (page 7), then you write Ibid Ie next quote is fem the same work, but a diferent pag iat , you write Ibid, and the new page number, Example: ‘sttomi Kanehara, Snes and Barvins, tas, Davi James Karashima (London: Plime Press, 2006), 7. Sibi tpi, 11 “Anyi Wang, “Brothes” in Wish I Were a Wolf The New Voice in Chinese Women's Literature, trans Diam B. 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