How to Cite Plato's Symposium
Providing publication information in footnotes, endnotes and bibliographies provides authority, which supports claims made in academic papers, books and journals contributions. Follow the style required by the discipline for which you are writing when citing Plato's "Symposium." Style guides include, but are not limited to, Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) and American Psychological Association (APA). Cite the "Symposium" following each style guide format for books with translators.
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Use MLA guidelines for papers related to the humanities and liberal arts. Enter "Symposium" citation information as:
Plato. Symposium (in italics). Trans. Seth Benardete. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2001. Print.
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Apply CMS guidelines to works written at graduate and post-graduate academic levels. Use Chicago Notes and Bibliography System for works. Write a footnote or endnote for the "Symposium" as follows (italicize the title of the book):
1. Plato. Symposium (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2001), page number.
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Follow APA style guidelines for works written in the social sciences. Provide bibliography data for the "Symposium" in the following way:
Plato, (2001). Symposium. Chicago: Chicago University Press.
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